EgyptAir has achieved an aviation milestone as the first operator of Airbus A321neo on the African Continent. EgyptAir’s first Airbus A321neo addition to the fleet was delivered by aircraft lessor, Aercap. Operated as MS3211, the flight departed Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) on February 27 at 12:05, touching down at its new home in Egypt at Cairo International Airport (CAI) at 17:09. This is the first delivery of the type for the Egyptian airline, which has seven of the aircraft on order
This delivery marks Egyptair as the first operator in Africa with the aircraft type, with a layout of 16 business class seats and 166 in economy. The airline aims to utilize its new aircraft on routes across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Egyptair now joins the list of Airbus A321neo operators globally; Air New Zealand recently received its third A321neo, poised for use in domestic operations between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Queenstown. The configuration of Air New Zealand A321neo is a one-class configuration with 217 seats. American Airlines is the largest operator of the Airbus A321 with 262 airplanes in its fleet.
Source: Airbus
