Shortest A380 route from Frankfurt
Narrowing this question, I'd like to ask, what is the shortest route from Frankfurt served by Airbus A380? Or, if there is any non-intercontinental flight served by this type of plane?
Lufthansa is preferred, but can be any airline that operates A380 routes from Frankfurt on as short route as possible.
Answers to the original question (more wide) question did not bring anything related to A380.
I'm aware of British Airways flight BA0903 from Frankfurt to London Heathrow, temporarily served by A380, but that doesn't answer my question, because this route is no longer served by A380.
Best Answer
Every A380 route ever flown appears to be on http://a380flights.net/ and DXB is the shortest regularly scheduled flight on that site. The odd shorter flight such as FRA-LHR and FRA-PMI have happened in the past.
There doesn't appear to be any short fifth-freedom A380 flights from FRA, unlike, say FRA-MAD on a 787 on LA.
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What routes do the A380 fly?
Routes with over 1 daily A380 flight- Emirates: Dubai to Heathrow, 6 daily A380 flights May 27th-June 2nd.
- Emirates: Dubai to New York JFK, 3 daily (2 Dubai-JFK, 1 via Milan)
- Emirates: Dubai to Cairo, 2 daily.
- Emirates: Dubai to Jeddah, 2 daily.
- Emirates: Dubai to Manchester, 2 daily.
- Emirates: Dubai to Melbourne, 2 daily.
Why is BA using A380 to Frankfurt?
We know that the A380 is being used to carry cargo due to its taxi pattern in Frankfurt. Currently, passenger terminals are only located to the north of the airport. When the A380 lands, it always taxis south. This part of the airport houses the Cargo City S\xfcd facility.How many A380 Lufthansa has?
Firstly, the group's fleet declaration at the end of 2021 showed that Lufthansa still had 14 Airbus A380s in its fleet. Additionally, while it may not intend to fly the aircraft again, Lufthansa is storing them in a manner that allows them to be flown again should it wish.Where does Qantas A380 fly to?
Qantas is putting its A380 back onto the London route in June - part of the A380s progressive return to service at the Australian airline. The iconic Qantas A380 is returning to London Heathrow in June, taking over from the 787-9 Dreamliner and resuming flying the longstanding Sydney - Singapore - London route.The World's SHORTEST A380 Flight - Just 40 minutes!
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