To finance the purchase, the airline sold all but two of the 737-200s and leased them back.
The airline leased a further two Airbus A320s to meet the summer demand.
The airline owns five planes and leases a sixth.
To operate these new and longer routes, the airline leased Boeing 757s.
Most airlines lease some planes, the way consumers lease cars.
The airline leased all its aircraft, which is why many aircraft were used during the airline's operations.
GPA makes most of its money by selling investors planes that airlines have leased.
Under the deal, the airlines will lease the land from the Port Authority for 25 years.
It means, she said, that the airline has leased plane and crew from an airline permitted to land.
The airline has contracted for three A320s and also leased two others as a temporary measure until their 737-700 deliveries are complete.