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Wizz Air has received its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft at a ceremony held at Airbus' Hamburg Finkenwerder site in Germany. This aircraft is the first of 47 that the airline plans to acquire. It is noteworthy as the first Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and featuring a low-cost carrier cabin.
The delivery coincided with Wizz Air's 21st anniversary, marking over 437 million passengers flown to more than 200 destinations since its inception. The airline aims to expand further, with the new XLR playing a crucial role in launching some of its longest routes to date.
The handover event was attended by Owain Jones, Chief Commercial Officer of Wizz Air, and Christopher Zammert, Head of Program for the Airbus A320 family. Jones commented on the occasion: "We've always flown Airbus aircraft and we've always flown Pratt [& Whitney] powered engines... We can now go further into that big wide world than we’ve ever been before."
