Why the super jumbo is now making a comeback

Parked Lufthansa A380

Lufthansa intends to put four A380s back into service by October. According to unconfirmed rumors, there could be more later.

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Frankfurt Anyone flying from Munich to New York, Boston or Los Angeles this summer could be lucky and sit in a Lufthansa A380. The US metropolises are the destinations that management has been planning for those double-deckers that the group is gradually bringing back from hibernation. However, the route network could also change, said Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr shortly before Christmas in an internal event.

Four A380s, based in Munich, intend to put Europe’s largest airline back into service by October. The management had actually decided to phase out the super jumbo. Six aircraft were returned to Airbus and eight were parked. Now the first are returning – and there could be even more.

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