Spanish LCC Volotea starts fleet rollover
Volotea has begun a complete rollover of its fleet with the arrival of its first Airbus A319. The LCC operates 19 Boeing 717s in a 125-seat single-class layout and as recently as fall 2015 acquired 2 from SAS subsidiary Blue 1, which was sold to CityJet shortly afterward. It is understood that the shortage of available Boeing 717s, together with the larger seating capacity of the A319, has persuaded Volotea to begin a wholesale shift to the European aircraft. The airline said that reliability, good operating economics and passenger experience were reasons for the switch. The first was handed over to Volotea last week and the carrier will take delivery of a further 3 this year. The first 4 A319s will be based at Nantes, in western France. <br/>
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Spanish LCC Volotea starts fleet rollover
Volotea has begun a complete rollover of its fleet with the arrival of its first Airbus A319. The LCC operates 19 Boeing 717s in a 125-seat single-class layout and as recently as fall 2015 acquired 2 from SAS subsidiary Blue 1, which was sold to CityJet shortly afterward. It is understood that the shortage of available Boeing 717s, together with the larger seating capacity of the A319, has persuaded Volotea to begin a wholesale shift to the European aircraft. The airline said that reliability, good operating economics and passenger experience were reasons for the switch. The first was handed over to Volotea last week and the carrier will take delivery of a further 3 this year. The first 4 A319s will be based at Nantes, in western France. <br/>
