The double-decker A380s will be added to high-demand routes out of Munich in the summer of 2023.
With travel demand continuing to soar and planemakers struggling to build enough new aircraft to meet airlines' needs, Lufthansa plans to bring back the grounded fleet of super-Jumbo in time for the busy summer travel season.
Three A380s will operate flights from Munich, with additional A380s to come back later. The A380s owned by Lufthansa have been grounded since travel demand fell to a record low. Six of the aircraft were sold.
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The airline had previously said it would resume A380 flights but did not give any details, but on the earnings call on Thursday the CEO gave more information.
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"We need to bring that number up, from the demand we see and also for operational reasons," he said. A detailed plan for that is currently being worked on.
The A380 fleet will be brought back online after more than two years due to the rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft.
The A380s can seat 509 people. Eight first class seats, 78 seats in business class, 52 premium economy recliners, and 372 economy seats are included.
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The A380 will serve some destinations.
This isn't the first time that old aircraft have been used to meet demand during the Pandemic recovery. The airline added six A340-600s from storage to several U.S. routes.
The airline plans to replace its smaller A3400-300 aircraft in the future. The 0-300 does not have a first class cabin.
The A340-300s are likely to be phased out soon and replaced by the Boeing 787-9s. There were manufacturing issues that caused the delivery of the 787 to be paused.
The 340-300s are more or less the same capacity and both aircraft are not first class. This will be just the beginning as we have 32 on order.
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