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Hong Kong LCC, HK Express, heads to 50 aircraft target
December 18th 2015
Hong Kong budget carrier, HK Express, will acquire ten more A321s to add to its earlier commitments for A320neos and A321s, a decision that will take it closer to its expanded target of a 50 aircraft fleet by 2018. Read More » The leased aircraft will bring the number of A321s in the airline’s fleet to 12. Lessor, Arctic Aviation Assets, had earlier signed an agreement to lease 12 188-seat A320neos to the carrier.
In a statement issued earlier today, HK Express said it will finish the year with 13 aircraft and have a fleet of 21 by December 2016. It will be flying a minimum of 39 airplanes by the end of December 2018, but has a target of a 50 airplane fleet in three years, depending on slot availability at Hong Kong International Airport.