Lufthansa brings entire A380 fleet back into service
Last summer Lufthansa had announced the return to service of some A380s put into hibernation with the outbreak of [...]
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Last summer Lufthansa had announced the return to service of some A380s put into hibernation with the covid outbreak. The sky giants were reactivated after months of work and a major financial investment by the German carrier.
Why Lufthansa brings all A380s back into service
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Bistratted, insulted and mocked, but in the end, no one can carry as many passengers in one go, no one appeals to passengers like the double decker, and most importantly, there is an answer to a growing demand and to solve a chronic shortage of new aircraft also exacerbated by theInability to commission the new cabins As predicted for months.
The German carrier, on the verge of becoming ITA Airways' flagship partner, has gone to great lengths over the past 24 months to Making up for the non-delivery of the 777Xs., but the simplest solution is the one adopted by many other carriers as well: bringing the A380s back into the skies.
Lufthansa's A380s are configured with 4 cabins: First, Business, Premium Economy and Traditional Economy for a total of 509 places.
The entire fleet will be deployed in Monaco
Lufthansa historically has two hubs: Frankfurt and Munich. If the short-haul fleet is interchangeable, so is not the case for wide-body aircraft. Crews, pilots, technicians are divided between Frankfurt (Boeing) and Munich (Airbus). This is not the case at 100%, but it is clear that mainly made-in-Europe aircraft are based in Munich.
And this situation will be confirmed when between late 2024 and early 2025 all other A380s, now parked in the desert, are also brought back into service. Before the pandemic, there were 14 Lufthansa A380s; six have been sold, To date there are 3 that have started flying again since this summer, a fourth will arrive by the end of the year, and the last four, as mentioned, will be reactivated one after another.
Now to complement the good news and ensure long life for Lufthansa's A380s, I would like to read the announcement of the decision to install the new cabins aboard this giant, would mean as happened for Qantas, Emirates e British Airways who decided to renovate the interiors resulting in a longer service life for these aircraft.
