Coronavirus is now known to be aviation’s biggest farewell party. It is hard to believe just one A380 is flying in the sky at the moment!
It is not even a scheduled A380 flight, but a repatriation charter operated by Lufthansa on behalf of the German Government.
At the same time, I noticed how many Boeing 747s are flying in the sky, covering almost all continents.
All but 3 of the B747s flying in the sky are cargo flights. The essential airfreight fleet has hardly been impacted by the coronavirus.
The 3 passenger B747 exceptions are:
- Lufthansa B747-8 from Frankfurt to Sao Paulo
- Lufthansa B747-400 from Christchurch to Bangkok (Repatriation Charter)
- Wamos Air B747-400 from Madrid to Miami
For Boeing 747 lovers, there is a rare piece of good news; KLM has brought back their recently retired B747 to operate more cargo flights.
What will the sky look like after coronavirus? Let me know your thoughts.
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Check out the scenic departures most of the A380s did when leaving AKL for BKK.
Sad to farewell our German visitors. Hope we will see them back again soon.
Any idea why LH is using an A380 for AKL and a B747 for CHC?
As they have daily flights (AKL-BKK-FRA and CHC-BKK-FRA) for quite a while, the number of passengers should not be the reason. In CHC the runway is a bit shorter, however still long enough for both models.
Is it to keep the A380 pilots in the air and fit?
Appreciate your view, thanks!
They’re part of charter flights by the German Government, taking over 30,000 stranded German citizens home.
We are all in lockdown here 🙁
I hope it will be safe to fly soon . Cant wait to join my family in Australia.
With the volatile situation now,I wouldnt risk it .
Used to look out for contrails in the morning sky with my morning coffee. Alas, none to be seen.
No planes flying over me at night too like before save for some cargo planes.
Miss tracking the planes on the app.