Japan Airlines Mulls More A350s as It Adds India, America Routes
- The carrier is targeting more overseas slots at Haneda in 2020
- India demand is rising ‘without a doubt,’ President Ueki says
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Japan Airlines Co., which bought its first Airbus SE planes four years ago, is considering adding to its pending order of wide-body A350s as it seeks to increase routes to India and North America.
The carrier has ordered 31 A350s scheduled for delivery starting 2019 and has options to buy 25 more. Japan Airlines may use some of these options to boost capacity for international growth, President Yoshiharu Ueki said in an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 28, without specifying a possible number of extra planes.