Why Doesn't Lufthansa Fly The Airbus A380 From Its Frankfurt Hub?

With carriers like Air France, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, and China Southern dropping the superjumbo, Lufthansa is one of the few remaining operators of the Airbus A380.
But rather than being based at Lufthansa’s main hub of Frankfurt Airport, the aircraft operate out of its secondary hub at Munich. Why is this?
Article: simpleflying.com/lufthansa-no...
Our Social Media:
/ simpleflyingnews
/ simple_flying
/ simpleflyingnews
Our Website
simpleflying.com/
For copyright matters please contact us at: [e-mail]

[@samheldmann]

Also more premium Demand from Munich. The A380 has tons of premium seats

[@biltztom2685]

Why more premium demand from Munich. Frankfurt is one of the biggest financiar, diplomatic center in Europe, with many international companies that are based there, and after all one of the biggest expo center in Europe surely, but also worldwide.

[@dsamuelis]

@@biltztom2685 Less competition in MUC, and often it's just Lufthansa or bust. Out of FRA you usually have multiple options for each longhaul destination, LH, Discover, Condor, and the destination countries' airlines, that very often only fly to FRA.

[@ALPHA_153]

@@biltztom2685Munich is by far the richest city in Germany

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Flight USD SGD

[@christianbayerstein5243]

The basis of the A380 was moved in 2019 to Munich, because the Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr was upset when Frankfurt Airport welcomed his biggest nightmare Ryanair with special low landing fees Lufthansa didn’t get.

[@paulreynolds7000]

Munich may be Lufthansa's second hub, its hardly "secondary".

[@cykotronic]

MUC is more tightly slot controlled and can’t really increase capacity, so they need to fly bigger planes there if they want to increase passengers. FRA has more capacity (more runways), so they can get away with more frequency and smaller planes.

[@111Swissair]

And no LH 747’s into MUC.

[@mbenidze]

I am happy they keep the A350 and A380 in MUC.

[@msuhr3370]

I like Munich and I like the A380.

[@talldiversvideos3682]

One other reason for having the A380 fly out of MUC is that with the other Airbus aircraft in Munich LH had almost no First Class capacity there while there is some demand for it out of MUC. FRA with the B747-8 fleet does not have that problem.

[@neilpickup237]

The majority of Lufthansa A380 passengers will have probably have flown to Germany from another country. With connections to both airports generally being excellent, it is the destinations rather than which hub is used that matters most.

[@robertlee6338]

Simple A380 maintenance facilities is in Munich

[@Alex-su4lc]

Nope the a380 hangar is in Frankfurt

[@stingerbean1848]

That‘s exactly what is not the truth… the A380 maintenance centre is in Frankfurt

[@Lee-js7ux]

I want the LH A380 back in Frankfurt!

[@lilseedy_boi2749]

Ur out of luck

[@Sacto1654]

I still think LH should fly the A380 on the FRA-JFK and FRA-LAX routes.

[@Jako115]

Lufthansa doesn’t think so

[@get2dachoppa249]

Not going to lie, I was wondering the same thing.

[@druckerherumtreiber]

The competition in Frankfurt to many Flightdestinys is much higher. I suppose that in Munich Lufthansa has fewer competitors for Flightdestinys, so it is easier to get the A380 full with passengers.

[@victortaveira8271]

Slot restricted airport. MUC needs bigs airplanes to circumvent slot restriction

[@FeRnAnDo1538]

Lufthansa already said its A380s will no longer fly… and they are flying currently. Now, they say this about FRA Airport.

[@user-of5lw4oy3c]

Just keep them flying.

[@Killerunterhose]

Flew this year from MUC to LAX (A380) and back from SFO to FRA (B748). MUC and A380 was the better experience by far!

[@juniorcampbell2980]

I always wondered why LH had their A380s in Munich.

[@DikaSantoso_]

they should bring a350 to Frankfurt too!

[@roberthowell7095]

787-9's are flying out of FRA.

[@deltafox757]

Idk prolly cause they don’t want to

[@simonrussell6884]

Qantas…and British Airways are flying them

[@tomsvick]

Not even Singapore Airlines operates its flight JFK - SIN via Frankfurt in the A380

[@christianbayerstein5243]

They did in 2022/23 and they still operate the A380 on their FRA - SiN flights.

[@jcmissimer5918]

Munich

[@GalaxyNokiaGames]

looks like Lufthansa switched its Boeing 747s from Munich to Frankfurt and A380s from Frankfurt to Munich

[@mdk-wc2sw]

LH never had 747 in MUC, they had always been in FRA.

[@sukantasaha7001]

😊

[@acfbrown1]

Lufthansa should concentrate on rolling out their delayed business class.

[@Youpeoplesuck]

There is always that guy… 🤮

[@DEUTSCHES_KAISERREICH..]

and simplifying their fleet

[@augustiner3821]

@@DEUTSCHES_KAISERREICH.. i guess .... just Airbus, right?

[@DEUTSCHES_KAISERREICH..]

@@augustiner3821 no, not necessarily. Lufthansa operates 11!! different types if planes (doesnt include different variants) and is so making the fleet more expensive. Why do you think does ryanair only operate 737s or EasyJet only 320-family aircraft?

[@DEUTSCHES_KAISERREICH..]

@@augustiner3821 they need to pay for 11 different simulators, training guys etc

[@jamiesworld1690]

So Berlin bettd

[@russellwilson6193]

Still wearing the old livery 🗝️

[@TP-1234]

i prefer Frankfrurt

[@yafettesfom]

Frankfurt

[@elizamudio8906]

I say, Frankfurt

[@delta_cosmic]

what's the point in having the a380 when they have 747s are already doing that job?

[@BigWhoopZH]

Are you familiar with the concept that more planes can carry more people?

[@bogdanmihai7106]

More efficient. Larger businesses class. More passengers

[@michealktrevor]

What's the point in having the 747 when they have A380s already doing that job?

[@vantageracingleague5084]

What’s the point of this comment?

[@nipafilms236]

@@michealktrevorWtf, lufthansa had 747s before a380.. And maybe they like more 747 because they already sold some of the a380s but old school 747-400s is still in the service😁

[@nameerrazak5644]

One of the worst airlines to use, tight seats tight and not comfortable not mich of foot space, rude people , food is bad. for long trips not advised , use Swiss air or Qatar airlines