FRANKFURT -- Lufthansa is reactivating the Airbus A380 in response to a steep rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of certain aircraft that the carrier has on order.
Lufthansa currently has 14 A380s, all of which are in deep storage in Spain and France. Six of these aircraft have been sold. The remaining eight A380s remain part of the Lufthansa fleet for the time being.
Lufthansa expects to resume operating the A380 in the summer of 2023. The carrier is assessing how many of the A380s will be reactivated, and the destinations to which the aircraft will fly.
In a statement to customers, the Executive Board members of Deutsche Lufthansa AG said, "In the summer of 2023, we not only expect to have a much more reliable air transport system worldwide. We will be welcoming you back on board our Airbus A380s, too. We decided today to put the A380, which continues to enjoy great popularity, back into service at Lufthansa in summer 2023. In addition to this, we are further strengthening and modernizing our fleets with some 50 new Airbus A350, Boeing 787, and Boeing 777-9 long-haul aircraft and more than 60 new Airbus A320/321s in the next three years alone."
The A380 is 73 meters long and 24 meters high. Lufthansa's A380s are configured to seat 509 passengers.
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