Air Arabia sees A321XLRs opening new Chinese and southeast Asian destinations

Air Arabia plans to utilize its Airbus A321XLR aircraft to establish service to numerous destinations within China and Southeast Asia. The Sharjah-based airline has decided against varying the seating capacity of these long-range planes from their existing A321LR models. Instead, Air Arabia will leverage the extended range capabilities of the XLRs for route expansion purposes. This order comprises a total of 120 Airbus A321XLRs, marking a significant investment in the company’s future growth strategy. Executives at Air Arabia have stated they are not considering expanding into widebody operations.