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Emirates hopes to tap rising demand in Indonesia after maiden A380 landing
Emirates has deployed its jumbo A380 aircraft to Bali and will explore whether it would take a similar step in Jakarta.
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Emirates becomes the first airline to deploy an A380 aircraft to Indonesia with the first plane arriving at Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar, Bali, on Thursday. (Emirates/PR Team)
Emirates, the largest Airbus A380 superjumbo jet operator worldwide, intends to expand its operations in Indonesia after the successful maiden deployment of its A380 aircraft to Bali.
Following the historic landing, Emirates said it would study demand at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport before deciding whether to deploy its A380 service to Jakarta.
"We're pleased to achieve this milestone, which will greatly strengthen our operations in Indonesia, as well as our future commercial plans for the market," Mohammad Al Attar, Emirates' country manager for Indonesia told reporters on Thursday.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 airlines were operating the A380 but many put the aircraft in storage as the pandemic hit air travel demand. Air France became the first to retire its entire A380 fleet in May 2020.
However, a number opted to keep the aircraft operational, especially after the easing of pandemic restrictions in many parts of the world. Germany-based Lufthansa and United Arab Emirates-based Etihad Airways were among the most recent airlines to reactivate their A380 fleets.
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