New Delhi: Lufthansa is now flying an A380, the world's largest commercial passenger jet, to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
Airbus' A380 is the world's largest and heaviest passenger jet, with a takeoff weight of up to 560 tons. The A380 Lufthansa flies to India has 520 seats -- eight in first class, 92 in business class and 420 in economy class.
Lufthansa uses other Airbus and Boeing models on its routes between Europe and Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, in the western Maharashtra state.
Lufthansa has become the third overseas airline, after Singapore Airlines and Dubai-based Emirates, to bring the A380 to India. Singapore Airlines launched superjumbo services to Delhi and Mumbai in May, while Emirates' A380 flights from Dubai to Mumbai started in July.
28/11/14 Kiran Sharma/Nikkei Asian Review
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Airbus' A380 is the world's largest and heaviest passenger jet, with a takeoff weight of up to 560 tons. The A380 Lufthansa flies to India has 520 seats -- eight in first class, 92 in business class and 420 in economy class.
Lufthansa uses other Airbus and Boeing models on its routes between Europe and Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, in the western Maharashtra state.
Lufthansa has become the third overseas airline, after Singapore Airlines and Dubai-based Emirates, to bring the A380 to India. Singapore Airlines launched superjumbo services to Delhi and Mumbai in May, while Emirates' A380 flights from Dubai to Mumbai started in July.
28/11/14 Kiran Sharma/Nikkei Asian Review
