Last week, Lufthansa landed one of its Airbus A380s at Denver International Airport, Colorado, for the first time. This premiere marks a significant step not only for the airline, but also for the third-largest airport in the United States, which has never before handled an aircraft of this size. The launch of the A380 service underscores the long-standing and close partnership between Munich Airport and Denver International Airport, which is based on deep-rooted economic and cultural ties between Bavaria and Colorado.
Flight LH480 departs Munich daily at 11:15 a.m. and arrives in Denver at 13:45 p.m. local time. The return flight, with the same flight number, departs Denver at 16:15 p.m. and lands back in the Bavarian capital the following day at 10:50 a.m. Denver is the sixth destination in Lufthansa's route network to be served by the Airbus A380 this summer. Other destinations served by the double-decker wide-body aircraft include major cities such as New York (JFK), Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, and Delhi. A total of eight Airbus A380 aircraft are stationed at the Munich hub, each seating 509 passengers, including eight in First Class, 78 in Business Class, 52 in Premium Economy, and 371 in Economy Class. This means the A380 has more premium seats than any other aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet.
The decision to now fly to Denver with the A380 underscores the attractiveness of the North American metropolis as a travel destination. Denver serves as an ideal starting point for exploring the impressive Rocky Mountains and attracts numerous sports and nature enthusiasts. Thanks to the close cooperation with Star Alliance partner United Airlines, whose hub is also located in Denver, Lufthansa passengers benefit from seamless connections to a further 170 destinations in North America, including popular destinations such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Honolulu. Lufthansa has a long-standing presence on the Denver route: There has been a non-stop connection from Munich for nine years, and the airline has been flying from Frankfurt to the Colorado capital for 25 years. The first service on the route with the Airbus A380 is therefore a significant sign of the continued importance of this connection and the strengthening of transatlantic relations between Bavaria and Colorado.
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