Brand New European Customer For The Wide-Body Airliners

The European travel group TUI Travel PLC, has become a new direct customer for Airbus, with an order for two A330-300 aircraft.  The aircraft have been ordered for the group's French airline subsidiary, Corsairfly. The two wide-bodied A330-300s are the latest 235 ton maximum take-off weight variants, and will be operated on the airline's popular long-haul routes from Paris across the Atlantic to the French Caribbean islands and North America, in addition to Indian Ocean destinations.

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The aircraft will be configured in two classes with a total of 362 seats.

Airbus says the A330-300 is able to accommodate seat and class configurations to suit diverse customer requirements. It has a range of up to 5,600 nm with a typical 300 passenger load. Highly efficient and optimised for the medium - to long range market, the A330-300 offers a balance between range and cost. Airbus claims the A330-300 remains the most economic means of flying 300 or so passengers on medium range routes in true long haul comfort. Orders for the aircraft stand at more than 480.

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