Dubai: Emirates is taking the world’s biggest passenger plane into India with the airline announcing plans to operate the Airbus A380 to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from July.
Emirates will be the second airline to deploy the superjumbo into India after Singapore Airlines, which will start A380 services in May.
Earlier this year, India lifted a ban on airlines operating the A380 into the country. Only four airports, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, are certified for A380 operations.
“Emirates plans to deploy an A380 on one of its existing daily services between Dubai to Mumbai, starting from July, and is working closely with Mumbai Airport authorities to make this deployment possible,” an Emirates spokesperson told Gulf News in an e-mailed statement.
“In addition we have plans to upgrade existing aircraft to larger capacity Boeing 777s to Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai starting from June 1. We will announce details shortly,” the spokesperson added.
13/05/14 Gulf News
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Emirates will be the second airline to deploy the superjumbo into India after Singapore Airlines, which will start A380 services in May.
Earlier this year, India lifted a ban on airlines operating the A380 into the country. Only four airports, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, are certified for A380 operations.
“Emirates plans to deploy an A380 on one of its existing daily services between Dubai to Mumbai, starting from July, and is working closely with Mumbai Airport authorities to make this deployment possible,” an Emirates spokesperson told Gulf News in an e-mailed statement.
“In addition we have plans to upgrade existing aircraft to larger capacity Boeing 777s to Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai starting from June 1. We will announce details shortly,” the spokesperson added.
13/05/14 Gulf News
