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Lufthansa confirmed it will start services between Munich and Washington, D.C. with Airbus A380-800s as of May 31st. The airline currently operates this route on Airbus A340-600 aircraft once daily, in accordance with our database.

The U.S. capital will become Lufthansa’s fifth A380 destination. Boston, Los Angeles and New York are its other routes in the United States, and Delhi is the remaining one.

At the time of publication, all of its Airbus A380s are based at Munich airport. Lufthansa has 8 aircraft of this type, of which 5 are operational.

Between its 4 current routes, the German airline has 28 flights per week using its Airbus A380-800s. With the beginning of Washington, weekly operations will reach 35, which will be maintained throughout summer.

The last A380 flight to Washington is scheduled for September 30th. From October onwards, services will be performed on the 293-seat Airbus A350-900.

This is the current schedule for Lufthansa’s Airbus A380s, including the new service to/from Washington.

Boston

Daily

 

Delhi

Daily

 

Los Angeles

Daily

 

New York

Daily

 

Washington

Daily

 

In addition to the German carrier, United Airlines offers a daily frequency between Washington and Munich on Boeing 767-300(ER) aircraft seating 214 passengers in two classes.

Lufthansa’s Airbus A380s have a 509-seat configuration. According to its website, these aircraft offer four cabin products: 8 First, 78 Business, 52 Premium Economy and 371 Economy.

AircraftRegistrationDeliveredRemark
Airbus A380-841D-AIMAMay 2010Parked
Airbus A380-841D-AIMBJuly 2010Parked
Airbus A380-841D-AIMCAugust 2010Active
Airbus A380-841D-AIMDOctober 2010Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMEMarch 2011Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMFMarch 2011Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMGMay 2011Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMHJuly 2011Parked
Airbus A380-841D-AIMIMay 2012Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMJJune 2012Stored
Airbus A380-841D-AIMKMarch 2014Active
Airbus A380-841D-AIMLMay 2014Active
Airbus A380-841D-AIMMMarch 2015Active
Airbus A380-841D-AIMNApril 2015Active

At present, 12 airlines have Airbus A380s in their fleets (not all are active):

 

  • All Nippon Airways: 3

 

  • Asiana Airlines: 6

 

  • British Airways: 12

 

  • Emirates: 116

 

  • Etihad Airways: 4

 

  • Global Airlines: 1

 

  • Hi Fly Malta: 1

 

  • Korean Air: 9

 

  • Lufthansa: 8

 

  • Qantas: 10

 

  • Qatar Airways: 8

 

  • Singapore Airlines: 12

 

On June 1st, 2023, Lufthansa reactivated its Airbus A380-800s after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The airline had initially announced it would not use these aircraft again, but confirmed in mid-2022 that the A380s would be back in operation, mainly due to the strong increase in demand and the delay in the delivery of new jets.

Lufthansa destinations in the U.S.

Lufthansa FRA USA Lufthansa MUC USA
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Atlanta

 

Austin

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 3 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

 

Boston

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 12 weekly · A343/A346
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A380

 

Charlotte

  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A350

 

Chicago

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 13 weekly · A343/B744
  • Munich (MUC): 14 weekly · Airbus A350

 

Dallas

 

Denver

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 7 weekly · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A350

 

Detroit

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 7 weekly · Airbus A340-300

 

Houston

 

Los Angeles

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 12 weekly · A343/B748
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A380

 

Miami

 

New York

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 13 weekly · A343/B744
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A380

 

Newark

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 7 weekly · Boeing 747-8i
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · Airbus A340-600

 

San Diego

  • Munich (MUC): 5 weekly · Airbus A350

 

San Francisco

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 7 weekly · Boeing 747-8i
  • Munich (MUC): 6 weekly · Airbus A350

 

Seattle

 

St. Louis

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 3 weekly · Airbus A330-300

 

Washington

  • Frankfurt (FRA): 12 weekly · A343/A346
  • Munich (MUC): 7 weekly · (A346 currently)

 

Lufthansa offers 74 and 128 weekly flights to the United States, from Munich and Frankfurt respectively. Considering both bases, the airline has 202 services a week in the Germany – United States market.

Other reports we have published:

 


 

Cover photo: Roger Cannegieter – JetPhotos (Munich, Germany).

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