Bigger seats, more reach: Jetstar's new Airbus lands
Jetstar’s first Airbus A321neo LR arrives at the airline’s hangar in Melbourne. Photo: Chris Hopkins Bigger seats, a larger overhead bin and a quieter cabin are what passengers look forward to when flying on Jetstar’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A320neo. Eleven years after ordering the plane, Jetstar’s first A320neo landed on Sunday at Melbourne Airport, having traveled from Hamburg, Germany, via Mumbai and Perth. The Jet, the A321neo LR (long-range) variation of the A320neo, comes to the crowd of Jetstar employees and their families with INXS’s New Sensation detonation throughout the hangar. The Jetstar Airbus A321neo LR has a complete economy class configuration with 232 seats. Photo: Craig Platt The jet engines are 15 percent more fuel efficient than Jetstar’s current A320 fleet, and 50 percent quieter and can fly up to 1200 kilometers further. Fuel efficiency is a key selling point for Airbus (“neo” means ...