Lufthansa intends to send its entire fleet of 14 airbus a380 s into longterm storage where they may eventually end up being permanently decommissioned unless there is an unexpected and rapid market recovery the airline confirmed on monday.
Airbus a380 floor plan lufthansa.
According to insiders speaking out anonymously the airline is putting together a plan to retire all of their boeing 747 400s and airbus a380 aircraft.
As lufthansa looks to axe the airbus a380 and boeing 747 it could accelerate delivery of new a350s with its latest business class.
Sources claim the german flag carrier lufthansa is mulling plans to scrap its entire fleet of airbus a380 superjumbos and boeing 747 400 s as the covid 19 pandemic continues to decimate the aviation industry.
Lufthansa had previously announced plans to retire some a380 s and 747 400 s but even deeper cuts are now being considered because it s widely believed.
The fate of lufthansa s remaining airbus a380 fleet will be decided soon as the airline also looks to permanently retire other wide body aircraft including the airbus a340 and the boeing 747 400 seven a380s were already phased out of the german company s fleet as well as 11 airbus a320s and five boeing 747 400 aircraft.
In frankfurt the chance that we will again operate any a380 is close to zero.
Lufthansa flies this version of their airbus a380 800 in a four class configuration with 8 first class open suites 78 flat bed business class seats 52 premium economy seats and 371 standard economy seats.
These fleet changes are particularly sad for bathroom usage the lufthansa a380 was the only commercial plane to have urinals only in first class while the lufthansa a340 600 was the only commercial plane to have lavatories in a modified cargo container on the lower deck.
Forward bookings for the upcoming winter season have faded away and the outlook has significantly worsened after only.
Lufthansa no longer plans to fly the final eight airbus a380 unless something.
Boeing 747 400 stay for now lufthansa leaves little hope for the airbus a380 removed from the flight plan.
Lufthansa may speed airbus a350 deliveries with new business class.
As international travel continues to suffer due to the covid 19 pandemic lufthansa could be.
German airline conglomerate lufthansa could be the latest carrier do dump their entire fleet of jumbo jets.