{"id":107025,"date":"2021-03-15T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=107025"},"modified":"2021-03-15T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:46:08","slug":"british-airways-says-will-not-retire-its-airbus-a380s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/03\/british-airways-says-will-not-retire-its-airbus-a380s.html","title":{"rendered":"British Airways says will not retire its Airbus A380s."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>British Airways&#8217; 12 Airbus A380 aircraft remain grounded, but CEO Sean Doyle says the airline will not remove the superjumbos from its fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/british-airways-has-secured-two-financing-agreements-that-will-increase-its-liquidity.html\"><em>British Airways has secured two financing agreements that will increase its liquidity.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The A380 is not flying at the moment, but it is in our plans for the future rebuild of the airline. Exactly when we will bring the A380 back into service is something we are not clear about,&#8221; says Doyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, that is not expected to happen until 2023-2024, when Doyle &#8211; like the rest of the industry &#8211; expects demand for air travel to return to pre-crisis levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/03\/lufthansa-doubles-number-of-flights-for-easter-travel-season.html\"><em>Lufthansa doubles number of flights for Easter travel season.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It will take two or three years for demand to get back to what it was in 2019\u2026 our best estimate is 2023-24,&#8221; Doyle added to UK newspaper The Independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Airways&#8217; A380 flagship routes previously included Singapore, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and several North American destinations such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Washington and Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: Eric 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