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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214)

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RegistrationVNVN-A655

OperatorVietJet Air

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) built in 2015 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operates for VietJet Air. Previously flew for VietJetAir and AirBlue.

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Young · 11 years · ≈ 36,300 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× CFMI CFM56-5B4/P

PropulsionJet

Seats206 (C26 · Y180)

First flight2015

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationVietnam

OwnerVietjetair

MSN6498

Hex / ICAO 24-bit8880EA

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Karachi it could fly non-stop as far as:

CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)6,120 kmAMSAmsterdam5,986 km ICNSeoul5,716 km FRAFrankfurt am Main5,696 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)5,356 km

Beyond its rangeLHRLondon6,339 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

26Business

180Economy

206 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2018AirBlue airline network

Base

KHIKarachi

Main destinations

AUHAbu Dhabi DXBDubai

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2015

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Mar 11, 2015

Delivered to VietJetAir

Delivered to VietJetAir as VN-A655.

Feb 4, 2018

Transferred to AirBlue

Transferred to AirBlue.

Nov 18, 2018

Transferred to VietJetAir

Transferred to VietJetAir.

Sep 22, 2026

Incident northeast of Chennai

On September 22, 2026, the Airbus A320-214 (WL) aircraft (registration VN-A655), operated by VietJet Air, was involved in an incident northeast of Chennai (India) due to an engine failure. Source: VietJet Air.

Source: VietJet Air

Operators

2015-03-11

VietJetAir

Registration VN-A655

2018-02-04

AirBlue

Registration VN-A655 · Lessor: Vietjetair

2018-11-18

VietJetAir

Registration VN-A655 · Lessor: Aviation Capital Group

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This page was last updated on October 13, 2026

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-214) · VN-A655 · VietJet Air}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-13},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-6498},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-6498}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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