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AIR BOTNIA ACQUIRES FOUR MORE AVRO RJs FOR MAJOR FLEET EXPANSION

 

BAE SYSTEMS Regional Aircraft and Finnish airline Air Botnia have signed an agreement for the long term operating lease of two Avro RJ85 and two Avro RJ100 jetliners (E2393, E2394; E3386, E3387).

 

A member of the SAS Group, operating more than 80 daily flights to/from five cities in Finland to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, Brussels and Dusseldorf, Air Botnia already successfully operates five Avro RJ85s. These aircraft were acquired from November 2001 onwards to meet buoyant demand on its network, particularly from the country’s vibrant telecommunications sector.

 

As part of the new lease agreement, Air Botnia has agreed to extend its lease commitments on the existing Avro fleet for a further substantial period.

 

Deliveries of the four new Avro jetliners will take place in November 2003. The Avro RJ85s will be configured in an 84-seat, 5-abreast, layout to meet the demands of the airline’s passengers, more than 50% of who are business travellers. The Avro RJ100s will be configured to carry 99 passengers in a similar standard of comfort.

 

The airline plans to utilise the four new aircraft to increasing capacity on existing routes. The flight schedules from Helsinki to Copenhagen and Stockholm will be further improved together with Air Botnia’s non-stop routes to other European destinations.