Lufthansa Airbus A380-841 D-AIMH (c/n 080), formerly named New York, arrived at Shannon Airport on 21 January at 11:04 local time operating as DLH9900 The aircraft was repainted by IAC with an XXL crane and the lettering “1926 | 2026” and “100.” departed on 26 February as DLH9901 to Munich. The Airbus A380 is the fourth aircraft to feature this extraordinary design.
Shannon Airport Airport Director Niall Kearns, said “It’s always exciting for the public when a big plane like the A380 flies into Shannon, and it’s very impressive sitting on the runway, dwarfing more regular aircraft. With the longest runway in the country, we are well equipped to accommodate these larger scale aircraft, and we handle them quite regularly. This Airbus A380 is rarely seen in Ireland, and we’re delighted to welcome it back.”
According to Planespotters.net data, Lufthansa currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus A380-800s from its Munich hub. The aircraft have an average age of 13.8 years and are configured in a four-class, 510-seat layout.
On 30 January, the airline announced a comprehensive upgrade of its A380 Business Class cabin, with retrofit work scheduled to begin in February at Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) in Dresden. The new seats, supplied by Northern Ireland-based Thompson Aero Seating, will increase the A380’s Business Class capacity to 68 seats.
The new Business Class product will feature direct aisle access a seat width of 58 cm, bed lengths of at least two metres, Bluetooth connectivity and flexible privacy partitions, positioning the A380 at a higher premium standard within Lufthansa’s long-haul fleet.
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