Lufthansa Airbus A380 Returning In 2023!!!

There is some great news for aviation nerds from Germany.

Lufthansa bringing back Airbus A380 in 2023

The A380 fleet will be put back into service by the summer of 2023. The airline is assessing how many of the A380s will be reactivated and which destinations they will serve. Most of the jets can be reactivated since six of them have been sold.

The A380 fleet was put in long term storage in France and Spain after it was grounded at the beginning of the swine flu epidemic. The planes would only be brought back in the event of a rapid market recovery, according to the company.

The return of the A380 is being attributed to two things.

This is how the board describes the decision.

“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 basics of Lufthansa’s Airbus A380 fleet

The world's largest passenger jet is the Airbus A380, and it has 509 seats. This is included.

• Eight first class seats, in a 1-2-1 configuration
• 78 business class seats, in a 2-2-2 configuration
• 52 premium economy seats, in a 2-4-2 configuration
• 371 economy class seats, in a 3-4-3 configuration

The A380s flown by some other airlines, like Singapore Airlines, aren't all that remarkable. There are a few notable things.

• Lufthansa’s first class footprint has been decreasing significantly over the years, so the return of the A380 will bring back some capacity
• Lufthansa’s A380 first class lavatories have urinals, making them the only urinals on commercial aircraft (I know, this is a real key reason to fly the jet) 😉
• Many appreciate economy on the A380, since the 3-4-3 layout offers passengers more space than you’d find on other jets
• Regardless of which cabin you’re traveling in, the A380 is a quiet and smooth ride

Bottom line

As of the summer of 2023, some of the A380s will be put back into service. It is not known how many jets will come back to the sky, and which routes they will fly. The decision was made due to increased passenger demand and delivery delays of other wide body planes.

There will be more beautiful A380s in the sky.

What do you think about the A380 being brought back.