Air Austral (UU, St. Denis de la Réunion) has announced that it will cancel its order for two A380-800s originally placed in 2009. It had planned to use the aircraft in a full Economy Class configuration with 840 seats which would have allowed it to have a significant cost per seat advantage over its competitors between Paris CDG and St. Denis de la Réunion.
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Air Austral says it will cancel 840-seat A380-800 orders
About Air Austral
| Type | Scheduled Carrier |
|---|---|
| Base | St. Denis de la Réunion |
| Aircraft | 11 |
| Destinations | 18 |
| Routes | 23 |
| Daily Flights | 16 |
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