Lufthansa Group plans to operate Airbus A380s on seasonal routes between Munich and Denver from late April to September.
The daily large widebody flight will “significantly increase” Lufthansa's summer capacity to Denver and will be Denver International Airport's first scheduled A380 commercial service.
However, this is not the first time an A380 has landed at the midcontinent hub, as the A380 was previously diverted to Denver.
Germany's Lufthansa has been flying from Frankfurt to Denver for 25 years and from Munich to Denver for about 10 years. The latter route will be flown using an A350-900.
The daily operation of the 500-seat A380, flying as flight LH480, will be the airline's most dramatic move to date in the Denver market.
“The strategic placement of Lufthansa's A380 aircraft on the Denver-Munich route certainly underlines the level of commitment that Lufthansa Group has to Denver and the Rocky Mountain region.” said Dirk Janzen, Vice President of American Passenger Aviation Sales.
The Denver-Munich route will operate from April 30th to September 30th.
Lufthansa also plans A380 flights to New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Delhi during the upcoming Northern Hemisphere summer travel season.
According to aviation business data (last updated on September 30), Lufthansa operates eight A380s.
