Three VietJet Air Airbus A320s Join airblue as Wet Leased Aircraft

[PKPANL]

Over the last few weeks Airblue schedule has been seriously impacted - they've operated hardly any domestic flights. Now they've got the 3 wet lease aircraft's they are advertising extra flights etc which is not true given they will just try and operate their normal schedule.

The only airline in Pak I see increasing its fleet by adding new aircraft and routes/frequency is Shaheen.

Totally agree, Airblue becomes the worst Pakistani airline in their operation. Now it is more than 2 months of disruption of their flight schedule.
How bravely they are advertising a false information about induction of new planes on wet lease while their old fleet is out of service.

[Salman Haider]

VietJet Air Airbus A320-214 (Registration: VN-A650) over Islamabad - February 23, 2018

Photo link: http://falcons.pk/photo/Airbus-A320-214/629

[Salman Haider]

VietJet Air Airbus A320-214 (Registration: VN-A656) over Islamabad - March 1, 2018



Photo link: http://www.falcons.pk/photo/Airbus-A320-214/673

[Abbas Ali]

airblue advertisement in March 22 newspaper:

airblue Expanding Horizons

Bigger and Better
Increasing number of flights
Ensuring on-time departures
Promising exceptional care
Offering discounted fares

Induction of 3 more aircraft



Abbas

[BJ911]

Wetleased maXimum 6-month term is cmpltd now for Airblue ... wondering when Vietjet A320s will go back ??

[taqiz]

Low-cost Airline frim Oman, Salam Air have took them on wet leased.

[BJ911]

Low-cost Airline frim Oman, Salam Air have took them on wet leased.

.... No , Salam Air wet-leased 2 different A320s from Vietjet which r currently flying & have No Sharklets. Reg = VN-A666 / VN-A669
While airblue ones have Sharklets and their 6-mnth period is cmpltd today. Sooo when they r going back ??

[Abbas Ali]

All three VietJet Air Airbus A320s are currently performing flights for airblue as wet leased aircraft.

Aircraft registration VN-A650
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a650

Aircraft registration VN-A655
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a655

Aircraft registration VN-A655
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a656

According to Pakistan's National Aviation Policy:

4.7 Policy Guidelines for Dry or Wet Lease of Aircraft

Dry lease shall be encouraged over wet lease arrangements. There shall be no permanent addition to capacity by inducting foreign registered aircraft on wet lease.

4.7.1 Wet Lease Special Condition
Temporary induction of foreign registered aircraft on wet lease may be permitted under following conditions:

1. Extra ordinary/special circumstances (such as aircraft accident or Hajj, Umra or ziarat operations, etc.)
2. Permissible up to maximum of 180 days, not extendable further.
3. Calendar age of all types of aircraft shall not be more than 12 years.
4. Wet leased capacity (Available Seat Kilometers) shall not exceed more than 50% of the total capacity at any point in time. Special consideration may be given by DG CAA for Hajj operations.

Source: Pakistan CAA

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Seems wet lease term of VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A650 with airblue has ended. The A320 departed from Lahore as ferry flight VJ2609 at 4:06 AM on November 4.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a650

Abbas

[BJ911]

Seems wet lease term of VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A650 with airblue has ended. The A320 departed from Lahore as ferry flight VJ2609 at 4:06 AM on November 4.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a650

Abbas

CAA extended vietjets lease due to Post-Hajj operation from mid august to mid November which is near to expiry now.

[BJ911]

Wet lease term of VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A656 with airblue has also ended. The A320 departed from karachi as ferry flight VJ2609 at 9:39 AM today.

[BJ911]

Seems wet lease term of VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A650 with airblue has ended. The A320 departed from Lahore as ferry flight VJ2609 at 4:06 AM on November 4.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a650

Abbas

This aircraft came back today from Bengalore to Karachi after staying there for one week. is this possible under NAP 2015 to allow wetlease of same aircraft after ending of its maximum limit by sending it abroad and then re-lease under new agreement ??

Seems like CAA is favouring airblue by giving waivers as PIA was never given extensions over pegasus and vietjets.

[Abbas Ali]

Or maybe both A320s (VN-A650 & VN-A656) went to Bengaluru for maintenance checks?

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On November 12, VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A650 was ferried from Bengaluru as VietJet Air flight VJ-2608 to Karachi. The A320 resumed performing airblue flights on same day i.e. November 12.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a650

On November 17, VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A655 was ferried from Lahore to Bengaluru as VietJet Air flight VJ-2609.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a655

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On November 18, VietJet Air Airbus A320 registration VN-A656 was ferried from Bengaluru as VietJet Air flight VJ-2608 to Lahore. The A320 resumed performing airblue flights in the morning of November 19.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a656

Seems, these A320s went to India for maintenance checks and resumed performing airblue flights almost immediately after returning to Pakistan.

In case of these aircraft reentering Pakistan for a new lease term with airblue, the paper work I think would have taken some days to allow their operations as leased aircraft.

Abbas