July 4, Lufthansa began to fly with Airbus A380 in between Munich and New York JFKbeing the second service of the company carried out by the superjumbo after Boston (which started in early June). The company’s last regular operation with the A380 to the Big Apple was on October 26, 2019 with a connection from Frankfurt.
He flight LH 410 was operated by the A380 registered as D-AIMK and delivered to the company at the end of March 2014. The aircraft took off from Munich International Airport (MUC) at 12:33 local time and landed at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 2:45 p.m., after eight hours and 12 minutes.
Lufthansa will have an offer of 7,126 weekly seats between the capital of Bavaria and New York JFK. In addition, for the winter season of 2023/2024 the German airline is scheduled to fly with the A380s from Munich to Los Angeles and Bangkok.
Flight schedule between Munich and New York JFK
Munich – New York Flight LH 410 MUC 12:10 – JFK 15:00 daily flights.New York – Munich Flight LH 411 JFK 17:30 – MUC 07:35+1 daily flights.Route detailThe A380 service will be available during the summer season and will work until October 28, 2023.
He Airbus A380 of the German airline has a capacity of 509 seats in four classes (8 First Class/78 Business Class/52 Premium Economy/371 Economy). This aircraft offers 80% more seats compared to the Airbus A340-600 that previously operated on this route.
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According to information compiled by Aviacionline through Eurostat, 133,724 passengers were mobilized between New York JFK and Munich in 2022, this represents a recovery of more than 75% in passenger traffic compared to 2019 levels.
Lufthansa is the third airline to resume its flights with the superjumbo at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)complementing Korean Air’s services to Seoul – Incheon and Emirates to Dubai and Milan – Malpensa.
Currently, the airline has active two A380 (D-AIMK, D-AIMH) that remained inactive for three years and parked at the Teruel Airport as a result of the crises of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lufthansa plans to reactivate another four aircraft to reinforce its operations for the summer season of 2024.
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2023-07-05 11:54:51
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