Indonesian carrier Lion Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900.

Lion Air has leased the twinjet from BOC Aviation and will introduce a further nine A330neos into its fleet, Airbus says.

The airline is the first A330neo operator based in the Asia Pacific region.

Airbus Lion Air first A330-900

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Configured for 436 passengers in a single-class layout, the aircraft will deployed for pilgrimage flights from Makassar, Balikpapan and Surabaya to Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia, Airbus says.

Source: Cirium Dashboard