Fiji Airways will acquire two Airbus A350-900 XWB aircrafts in July-August 2023 to meet its growth and travel demand.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Prof Biman Prasad confirmed this in Parliament last Wednesday saying the A350 new generation aircraft is considered to be the most advanced wide-body aircraft in the world, and generated fuel savings of around 15 to 20 per cent with a full load of 360 passengers and the capacity to carry about 30 tonnes of freight.
After this addition, he said the Fiji Airways fleet would comprise four Airbus A350s, four Airbus A330s, 5 Boeing Max 8 and one Boeing 737 NG.
For the company’s domestic and regional services, the fleet comprises three ATR 42 and 72, and 4 Twin Otter DHC-6.
By August this year, Fiji Airways will have a total of 21 aircrafts.
“And the addition of these two new A350s will make Fiji Airways fleet one of the youngest in the world,” Prof Prasad said.
“In terms of new destinations, the two new Airbus 350s will substitute the A330 flights currently operating on San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore and Hong Kong.
“The Airbus A330 that are released from these destinations will be used to introduce additional flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland to increase capacity that match customer demand and offer more freight space.”
