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The Delhi-Chennai route will be the first route on which Air India will deploy the first Airbus A320 New Engine Option (NEO) which joined its fleet on Thursday.
The first flight on the Delhi-Chennai route is expected towards the end of March and the airline plans to utilise the new aircraft to operate at least two daily flights on the route, senior airline officials said.
The delivery on Thursday was the first of the 14 Airbus A-320 NEO aircraft which AI will lease from Kuwait headquartered ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company. The new aircraft landed here on Thursday morning.
Air India becomes the third domestic airline after IndiGo and GoAir to introduce the Airbus A-320 NEO aircraft in to their fleets.
The A320neo family incorporates latest technologies including new generation engines and wing tip devices, which together deliver more than 15 per cent in fuel savings from the first day, Airbus said in a statement.
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