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AirAsia orders 25 Airbus A320 planes

Airbus - New contract for 25 A320s
Airbus - New contract for 25 A320s

AirAsia, Asia's largest low-cost carrier, has placed a firm order to buy 25 medium-haul Airbus A320 aircraft.

At catalogue prices the order would be worth €1.2 billion.

With the latest deal, AirAsia, which has operations in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, will have ordered 175 A320 planes, becoming Airbus's largest customer for the model.

A contract for the latest batch of A320s was signed today at the Langkawi Airshow in Malaysia.

The A320 can carry between 150 and 180 passengers, depending on its configuration.