Superjumbo to cruise into Indian skies

New Delhi: As part of its world tour, world's largest airliner Airbus A380 will cruise into the Indian skies shortly.
European aircraft maker Airbus plans to bring the superjumbo, which can seat up to 850 passengers in a double-decker format, on a trial run in the first quarter of 2007.
The airliner is expected to touch down in the national capital Delhi as well as the financial capital Mumbai as part of its flight plan.
UNI quoted Airbus' Chief Operating Officer for customers John Leahy as saying, ''We were earlier planning to fly the aircraft for the Bangalore Air Show in February.''
''But that airfield is too small. So we now plan to get the aircraft to Mumbai and Delhi sometime later,'' he added.
Major world hubs which have already geared up to take the A380 include San Francisco and Singapore.
India is among the few countries which have lined up to buy the superjumbo. Kingfisher Airlines has already booked an order for the plane and is due to take delivery of the aircraft in 2011-12.
07/01/07 CNN-IBN

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