EasyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft.
The agreement takes the carrier’s total order for the A320neo family to 159 aircraft and its overall orders for Airbus single aisles to 480 A320 Family.
Wings for the planes will be made at Airbus Broughton in North Wales.
EasyJet currently operates over 1,000 routes with a fleet of 333 A320 aircraft and serves over 155 European airports in over 30 countries.
It operates Europe’s largest A320 fleet and is also Europe’s largest customer for the NEO.
Building on the A320ceo’s popularity, the 240 capacity aircraft delivers 20% reduced fuel burn as well as 50% less noise compared to previous generation aircraft.
At the end of October 2019, the A320neo family had received more than 7,000 firm orders from over 110 customers worldwide.