Aegean Airlines has announced that it expects to take delivery of two A321XLRs in December 2025 and January 2026 respectively.
The carrier said that the extra-long-range narrowbody aircraft will drive forward its plans to launch flights to India, alongside the two LRs set to be delivered from the start of 2027.
Aegean now has 60 A320 family jets on order with the addition of the XLRs – of which 36 have already been delivered.
Eftichios Vassilakis, chairman of Aegean Airlines, said: “The addition of these two A321neo XLR aircraft with special configuration, which will be delivered in 2025, in addition to the four A321neo LRs that we plan to take delivery in 2027 and 2028, accelerates our access to the extremely important Indian market, but also allows for the immediate upgrade of our product and services to destinations outside the EU, longer than four hours in which we already operate.
“The A321neo XLR and LR aircraft mark the beginning of a new chapter for Aegean, with new possibilities for growth but also new options for our passengers and the connectivity of our country.
“With new fleet capabilities, strong vertically integrated support infrastructure and most importantly drawing upon the creativity and strengths of our people, we plan to move forward with ambitious but also careful and consistent steps as always.”
Aegean plans to commence five weekly flights to New Delhi from March 2026 and three weekly flights to Mumbai from May 2026 operated with the XLRs.
The carrier said it will consider the launch of additional routes – including Bangalore, the Seychelles, the Maldives, Nairobi, Almaty and Lagos – for the LRs.
