{"id":28692,"date":"2022-12-25T18:22:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T12:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=28692"},"modified":"2022-12-25T18:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T12:52:58","slug":"watch-worlds-largest-passenger-aircraft-airbus-a380-touches-down-at-bengaluru-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/25\/watch-worlds-largest-passenger-aircraft-airbus-a380-touches-down-at-bengaluru-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: World\u2019s largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380\u00a0touches down at Bengaluru airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a historic moment for the city, Bengaluru witnessed the coming of the Emirates Airbus A380 at Bengaluru,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengaluruairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Kempegowda International Airport <\/a><\/strong>Friday, December 23, 2022, at almost 3.40 pm. It marked the first commercial flight of the world\u2019s largest passenger aircraft to the south Indian city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kempegowda-international-airport\">Kempegowda International Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28693\" width=\"1036\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Bengaluru-international-airport-750x503.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Kempegowda International Airport | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The aircraft was flown by Captain Nikhil Thiagarajan and Sandeep Prabhu, a  Bangalorean.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Satyendra Prabhu, elder brother of Sandeep, speaking to\u00a0indianexpress.com\u00a0told: \u201cMy brother declared the \u2018welcome\u2019 speech in Kannada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reached out to our parents \u2013 Arathi Prabhu and Shivaraya Prabhu \u2013 to script the announcement in Kannada and welcome the passengers on board in an authentic and professional manner\u2026 He immediately called me after landing and expressed how he enjoyed every bit of the trip.\u201d Sandeep has been a pilot for around 15 years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The flight landed on the south runway and was then escorted by 3 \u2018follow me\u2019 vehicles to the north runway where it was docked at Gate 44.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft departed Dubai at local time 10 am and landed in Bengaluru, Kempegowda International Airport 7 minutes ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The superjumbo was earlier scheduled to come on October 30, but the date was moved ahead by over 2 weeks. At the welcome reception in Bengaluru International airport, the flight carrying 224 passengers was greeted by ST Somashekar, minister of co-operation, Government of Karnataka; H.E. Dr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman AlBanna, Ambassador of the UAE to India, and Hari Marar, MD, and CEO of\u00a0Bangalore\u00a0International Airport Limited (BIAL).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Emirates A380, the world&#39;s largest passenger aircraft being directed off the runway.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AirlineMoments?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AirlineMoments<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLRAirport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLRAirport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Emirates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Emirates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/touchdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#touchdown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#travel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/airport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#airport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Airlines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Airlines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aviation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Aviation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Avgeeks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Avgeeks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengaluru?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengaluru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hfjJ6vCrp\">pic.twitter.com\/6hfjJ6vCrp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BLR Airport (@BLRAirport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLRAirport\/status\/1605905471470280709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Emirates | aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emirates-flagship-a380-services\">Emirates\u2019 flagship A380 services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The double-deck wide-body flight flew back after 7 pm. Satyaki Raghunath, chief strategy and development officer at Bangalore\u00a0International Airport Limited (BIAL), stated: \u201cBengaluru has become the 1st city in south India to be served by the Emirates\u2019 flagship A380 services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62386131_605.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Emirates | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/adani-finally-takes-over-the-chhatrapati-shivaji-mumbai-international-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adani finally takes over the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mumbai International Airport<\/a>                                 <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/22\/new-tata-air-india-to-merge-lccs-airasia-india-under-one-air-india-express-aloke-singh-will-become-ceo-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New TATA Air India to Merge LCCs AirAsia India under One Air India Express, Aloke Singh will become CEO | Exclusive<\/a>           <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/plane-crashes-into-power-transmission-tower-in-us-cuts-off-electricity-for-80000-residents-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plane Crashes Into Power Transmission Tower In Us, Cuts Off Electricity For 80,000 Residents | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The coming of this wide-body aircraft today shows the operational capability and rising passenger demand at BLR Airport. The enhanced premium experience that the new A380 service brings to the from Dubai to Bengaluru route will not only meet the strong travel demand but also support to stimulate traffic between the 2 markets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emirates launched its first A380 service in India on the Dubai to Mumbai\u00a0route in 2014 and Bengaluru has become the second city in the country to be served by the iconic aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dubai-and-india\">Dubai and India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning October 30, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emirates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emirates\u2019 A380 flights<\/a><\/strong> service from Dubai and Bengaluru will operate as EK568 and EK569. The daily flight service is scheduled to leave the airline\u2019s hub at 21:25 hrs, coming in Bengaluru airport at 02:30 hrs local time the next day. The return flight departs Kempegowda International Airport at 04:30 hrs, coming to Dubai at 07:10 hrs (local time). The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emirates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emirates <\/a><\/strong>also operates 2 additional daily flights utilizing its other widebody aircraft, the Boeing 777.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, the Emirates operates the A380 to over 30 destinations across the globe and plans to deploy the popular aircraft to over 40 destinations by March next year 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A6-EDY_A380_Emirates_31_jan_2013_jfk_8442269364_cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Emirates  | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Emirates, the superjumbo weighs between 510 and 575 tonnes. It is as long as 2 blue whales and as tall as 5 giraffes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The maximum range of the aircraft is 8,000 nautical miles\/15,000 km and it can cruise at an altitude of 43,100 feet. The aircraft has a seating capacity of approximately 480.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: World\u2019s largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380\u00a0touches down at Bengaluru airport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,7217,7218,6761],"tags":[152,392,79,2030,393,1720,1218,1647,81],"class_list":{"0":"post-28692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-indian-aviation-news","10":"category-international-aviation-news","11":"category-news","12":"tag-airlines","13":"tag-airlines-news","14":"tag-aviation","15":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","16":"tag-aviation-news","17":"tag-bengaluru-international-airport","18":"tag-emirates","19":"tag-emirates-airlines","20":"tag-latest-aviation-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28699,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28692\/revisions\/28699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}