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Bangkok Airways scraps re-fleeting plans
June 24th 2016
Suvarnabhumi-based Bangkok Airways has side lined plans to acquire new A320neo or B737MAX aircraft to replace its A319/A320 fleet. The boutique airline said switching to more fuel-efficient aircraft has become less urgent, citing the lower oil price environment. Read More »
Bangkok Airways president, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, told The Bangkok Post the carrier’s flights were “mostly within the range of one to one-and-a-half hours, so we won't be able to benefit from the fuel efficiency these modern aircraft have to offer".
In contrast, A320neo launch operator, Lufthansa, has been flying its first two neos between Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg - 45-minute hops – and said it has achieved 16.5% fuel efficiency on the routes compared with the A320ceo.
