MUNICH- German flag carrier, Lufthansa (LH) which operates a Fleet of 8 Airbus A380 aircraft is flying them to North America and India in the summertime of 2024.
Lufthansa last year reviewed that it will fly all its A380 from Munich Airport (MUC). So far 6 out of 8 are operational and flying 500+ passengers regular in a single trip.
Photo: LufthansaLufthansa A380 Routes
Currently, the 1 is inactive stored at Teruel Airport (TEV) in Spain. This aircraft, D-AIMA, is nearly 15 years old and is the oldest superjumbo in the German airline’s Fleet.
Since early June, the 14.5-year-old D-AIMB has been at Lufthansa Technik in Manila (MNL), Philippines, where it will undergo major management over the coming months.
The 13.5-year-old D-AIMH has returned from the Philippines and is presently being prepared for operations in Frankfurt. It will become the six Airbus A380 that Lufthansa will fly from Munich this summer.
The another 5 are D-AIMN and D-AIMM (both about 9.5 years old), D-AIML and D-AIMK (both around 10.5 years old), and D-AIMC, which is just over 14 years old.
Currently, D-AIMC flies to fresh York (flight number LH410). The another superjumbos operate on routes to Boston (LH424), Washington (LH414), and Los Angeles (LH452).
Photo: By Lasse Fuss – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18058671Do you know that Lufthansa names any of its Airbus A380 on cities’ names. This includes Delhi, Frankfurt am Main, München and fresh York. It flies to these cities but Frankfurt. The airline has retired six A380s named Berlin, Brussel, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Wien, and Zürich.
The connections of the Airbus A380 for the summertime of 2024 at a grade:
| Boston (BOS) | Munich (MUC) | Daily |
| Delhi (DEL) | Munich (MUC) | Daily |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | Munich (MUC) | Daily |
| New York (JFK) | Munich (MUC) | Daily |
| Washington, D.C. (IAD). | Munich (MUC) | Daily* |
*Since June 1, 2024.
Photo: photo101 | FlickrWhat about Winter Routes?
Well, according to Lufthansa, fresh York, Boston, and Washington will no longer be served by A380s in the winter of 2024/2025. Instead, these routes will be flowed by Airbus A350s or A340s, while Los Angeles will proceed as an A380 destination.
In exchange, the Bangkok flight LH772, presently operated by an A350, will control to an A380 in the winter. The Delhi flight LH762 has been announced as an A380 way for both summertime and winter, although it is presently operated by an Airbus A340-600.
Lufthansa’s A380s have 509 seats: 8 in First Class, 78 in Business Class, 52 in Premium Economy, and 371 in Economy Class. In the future, these double-decker aircraft will feature a fresh Business Class with aisle access for all passengers.
“In the second half of 2025, the first Airbus A380 will be flying with a fresh Business Class,” Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr announced in March respecting the conversion schedule.
Lufthansa is 1 of the fewer carriers that besides operate Boeing 747 along with A380s.
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