A380 is alive and flying again, Singapore Airlines also reactivates the giant of the skies
Emirates, partly because it had no choice, never stopped believing. Others jumped at the chance to send them [...]
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Emirates, partly because it had no choice, never stopped believing. Others jumped at the chance to send them to the scrap heap, see Air France, then there are those who have decided to wait, and today, with traffic bouncing back to unanticipated levels, thanks to the reopening of borders, they are sending back to the track The Airbus A380, the giant of the skies..
The first to break ground were the Australians of Qantas that to cope with the imminent reopening of the borders of the land of kangaroos they decided to reactivate the fleet of A380s that had been sleeping in the desert since the outbreak of the pandemic. Also Qatar announced that the A380 by the end of the year will start taking off again from Doha to some destinations around the world.
A few weeks later it was British Airways that brought planes that had been hibernating at the arid Spanish airport of Teruel back to the island and to Announce return first on EU routes and then to the U.S.. Now it is the turn of Singapore Airlines, which , accomplice to the reopening of borders with the establishment of LTVs, announced that from mid-November its fleet of freshly restyled A380s will return to London skies, complete with one of the finest first-class cabins left in skies around the world.
When Singapore's A380 will fly
The company announced last spring that its A380s. would not be scrapped, or at least not all of them. It has continued the cabin restyling work and today opened the first route, which is then also one of the busiest: the Singapore/London.
As of Nov. 18 Singapore Airlines will begin flying daily with the giant of the skies between Singapore and London. Specifically, the Airbus A380 will operate the following frequency:
SQ322 from Singapore to London With departure at 11:45 p.m. and arrival at 5:55 a.m. (+1 day)
SQ317 from London to Singapore With departure at 10:55 a.m. and arrival at 7:50 a.m. (+1 day)
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Who still has A380s in the fleet
As of March 2020, fourteen carriers have ordered a total of 251 A380s, of which 123 were requested by Emirates. The assembly line is now closed, The last three planes produced will soon be delivered to the Emirati company And then nothing more.
- Emirates. It is the leading operator and recently announced that it will fly with A380 also from Milan to New York
- Qantas. He is waiting for the Australian borders to open to get his giants off the ground.
- Korean Air. He plans to use them for a few more years, which is better than nothing.
- China Southern. They currently connect Guanzhou airport with Korea and other domestic destinations in China
- British Airways. BA's 12 livery giants will fly again By November.
- Asiana Airlines. No plans have been announced regarding the future of the 6 aircraft, very young, in the fleet
- Qatar Airways. The company announced the A380s return to service three years early
- All Nippon Airways He was the last customer to order three planes, flying only to Hawaii.
In conclusion
The fact that Singapore has also brought A380s back into service confirms that traffic is picking up and that companies are expecting an end of the year at pre-pandemic levels, for us compulsive travelers this is GREAT news. Sure, the trend is for smaller aircraft with lower fuel consumption and less environmental impact, but between Crossing the Atlantic on an A321 or on A380 I have no doubt: I would always choose the giant made in Europe.
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