During the early 1990s, demand for the aircraft began to slacken; there were no new A310 passenger orders placed during the late 1990s, in part due to the introduction of the newer and more advanced Airbus A330 during this time.
Durante principios dos 90 a demanda do avión comezou a baixar; non houbo novos pedidos de A310 de pasaxeiros durante os últimos anos da década, en parte debido á introdución do máis novo e avanzado Airbus A330 nesa época.