Holiday firm Jet2 has struck a deal with Dutch plane company Airbus for at least 35 new aircrafts.
LeedsBradford Airport-based Jet2 told stock market investors it had negotiated significant discounts from the base price and said the new aircraft would refresh its existing fleet and support anticipated growth. The $3.9bn (£3.4bn) deal comes with provision to extend the order for up to 71 planes.
Deliveries will stretch over three years until 2031 and come in addition to the A321 neo aircraft orders the plc announced in 2021. It will mean Jet2 has 98 aircrafts on order, with the potential to extend up to 146. In September, Je2 announced it had emerged from the pandemic in "sound financial health" and signalled confidence that its low cost package deals were what price conscious holidaymakers wanted.
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Executive chairman Philip Meeson said: "We are delighted to build on our existing relationship with Airbus and to have placed this additional aircraft order which provides the company with certainty of supply well into the next decade. The order reflects our confidence that we have a much-loved product built on sector leading customer service which we can continue to grow and these aircraft will ensure our customers have a wonderfully comfortable and enjoyable experience as they travel with us for their well-deserved real package holidays from Jet2holidays or scheduled holiday flights with Jet2.com."
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