The first Airbus A380 for new British carrier Global Airlines arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday at Prestwick Airport in Scotland. The plane had flown there from Montreal from the Mojave Desert in the US, where it had been stored and readied for use again for the past few weeks.
The aircraft in question is 9H-GLOBL, an eleven-year-old aircraft that flew for China Southern Airlines until 2022. It stopped in the Mojave Desert later that year. In recent weeks, a team from Portuguese company HiFly prepared the Airbus plane to fly again, still wearing the Chinese company's colors.
The start date for the commercial operations of Global Airlines is not yet clear. A Initial Entrepreneur James Asquith wants to fly used A380s between London and the US, aiming to revive “the golden age of air travel” in terms of luxury. New York should be the first place.
Prestwick Airport's first A380 lands #9HGLOBL @globalairlines @GPAPassenger pic.twitter.com/gGPPK7wHCC
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