Lufthansa to boost A380 services from Munich
By Steve Creedy Tue Jul 16, 2019
Lufthansa will split its A380 fleet evenly between Munich and Frankfurt from summer 2020, operating the superjumbo from the Bavarian city to two new destinations.
The addition of two A380s will see the fleet based in Munich increase to seven, matching the seven Lufthansa superjumbos based in Frankfurt.
Passengers will be able to enjoy the popular double-decker planes on five routes from Munich.
The new A380 routes will see the superjumbo fly to Boston and serve San Francisco year-round.
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Also, on the A380 flight schedule for summer 2020: Los Angeles, Beijing and Shanghai.
The airline currently operates the A380 to Los Angeles, Beijing and Hong Kong.
The 1019/20 Winter Schedule will see it fly San Francisco, Miami and Hong Kong (until December) and Shanghai from January.
“Since last March, the A380 has been operating very successfully from Munich,’’ Deutsche Lufthansa executive board member Harry Hohmeister said.
“A few weeks ago, we welcomed the millionth A380 passenger on board in Munich. Our customers and our crews love the A380 experience. “
Lufthansa’s A380 sports eight first-class seats, 78 in business, 52 in premium economy and 371 in economy.
The lower deck houses economy and premium economy seats while business class and first take up most of the upper deck.
The A380 has proved a popular aircraft with passengers, mainly because of a tendency by airlines to configure them as their flagship product.
However, they were not so popular with airlines because of higher operating costs compared to the new fuel-efficient twin-engine jets.
A decision by Emirates to take just 14 more aircraft and to swap the remainder of its order for A330s and A350s sounded the death knell for the big plane earlier this and resulted in Airbus announcing a decision to end production.
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The last A380 is set to roll off the production line in Toulouse, France, about the end of 2021.
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