Lufthansa celebrates inaugural flight of world’s largest passenger aircraft from Denver to Munich
On Wednesday, the Denver International Airport marked a major milestone: its inaugural Airbus A380 flight to Munich Airport in Germany.
This afternoon, the airport welcomed the A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, operated by Lufthansa German Airlines. It’s the first scheduled A380 service in Denver’s history.
Lufthansa will operate daily flights between Denver and Munich on the A380 from April 30 through Sept. 30. The direct flight takes approximately 10 1/2 hours.
Officials said that, with the longest commercial service runway in the U.S. at 16,000 feet, the airport can safely operate the A380. The aircraft is scheduled to primarily operate at Gate A41 on Concourse A.
Consul General of Germany Andrea Sasse, along with President and CEO of Munich Airport Jost Lammers and Lufthansa’s VP of Passenger Sales of the Americas Dirk Janzen, joined Phil Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport, to celebrate the milestone with a gate event and ribbon cutting.
The two airports have a long history. Denver and Munich airport officials signed a sister airport agreement in 1991, and Lufthansa has operated nonstop service between the two since May 2016. United Airlines added flights in April 2022.
Washington said, “We are grateful for Lufthansa’s continued investment in Denver and the increased capacity this aircraft will provide for the 100 million annual passengers we’re preparing to serve. We look forward to supporting them as they operate the world’s largest aircraft at DEN
