travelers bound for Germany will be able to fly on the world’s largest passenger aircraft, a double-deck 509-seat Airbus, starting in April, city officials announced Thursday.
The holds 75% more people than the 293-seat Airbus 350-900 currently in use, officials said.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that Lufthansa German Airlines will operate the Airbus A380s on nonstop flights between DIA and Munich, one of the growing numbers of international flights.
Lufthansa has scheduled daily flights between April 30 and September 30. Lufthansa has operated nonstop service between Denver and Munich since May 2016. United Airlines added Denver-Munich flights in April 2022.
The Airbus A380s will operate primarily from Gate A41 on Concourse A. DIA offers the longest commercial service runway in the nation – stretching 16,000 feet – enabling safe handling of A380 flights.
