Lufthansa receives delivery of 2nd Airbus A380

Just two months since delivery of its first Airbus A380, Lufthansa has obtained the second of the type in Hamburg. The new A380 will be ferried from Hamburg to Frankfurt on 21 July prior to being named Munchen at a cheerful ceremony at Munich Airport by the wife of Munich’s governing mayor on 28 July. Its inclusion in the Lufthansa fleet will increase frequencies ex Frankfurt to Tokyo from three times weekly to daily services from 2 August.

In the Lufthansa configuration, the A380 seats a total of 526 passengers. An exclusively new First Class with eight deluxe seats on the upper deck reflects individuality, superior comfort and technical innovation, making air travel an even more relaxing and pleasant experience.

The upper deck moreover accommodates the prize-winning Business Class with 98 seats. Comfort is improved additionally in the 420 seats in an impressive and generously dimensioned Economy Class. Numerous airports around the world are at present preparing for the arrival of A380 flights. In Frankfurt, the home base of the Lufthansa A380 fleet, passengers are before now boarding and disembarking from the new flagship on two levels.