• Carrier will buy 56 A320neo and 18 A321neo jets
• Order has list price of $6.5 billion
• Deal subject to shareholder approval

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – EasyJet will buy 56 Airbus A320neo aircraft and convert a previous order to 18 new A321neo aircraft, the British airline said on Tuesday, fulfilling options in a 2013 deal with the European planemaker.

The British airline said the proposed order, which is subject to shareholder approval, firms up its order book with Airbus to 2028.

Deliveries of the aircraft, which have a list price of $6.5 billion, will begin in easyJet’s 2026 financial year to replace the carrier’s older A319 and A320 aircraft, the company said.

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