Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Touches Down in Delhi
Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 gets a water cannon salute upon landing in Delhi (photo: PTI)
Lufthansa’s newest ‘Queen of the Skies”, Boeing’s new and updated 747-8 Intercontinental jumbo jet, touched down for the first time early Tuesday at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, India and enjoyed a water cannon salute.
This marks the first destination in Asia to receive the new 747 that boasts a lengthened fuselage and redesigned wings among other improvements.
The Frankfurt-New Delhi flight also made Lufthansa, Germany’s national carrier, the global launch customer for the aircraft, the fourth-generation version of Boeing 747.
“The passenger response to the inaugural flight was overwhelming in all classes. This confirms our high expectations for B747-8 and its great new on-board products,” Lufthansa’s South Asia Director Axel Hilgers told a team of visiting Indian journalists.
The new jet, will run the Frankfurt-Delhi route daily, will replace Lufthansa’s older 747-400. Lufthansa also plans to have the 747-8 fly between Bangalore and Frankfurt starting September 15th.
Category: Airnation
I hope this thing doesn’t turn out to be a disaster like the A380… How much bigger do we really need these things to be?? These manufacturers are pushing the envelope of engineering.
It looks very nice nevertheless!
That plane is just so much better looking than that ugly duckling A380!
I agree James, the 747 is a little more easy on the eyes… but in today’s world, aesthetics isn’t even considered when building an aircraft. The days of beautiful 727′s, DC8′s and L1011′s is gone!
Unfortunately I’m afraid you’re right. :(
Beauty / sexy is in the eye of the beholder… but the 787 !!!! – that’s my screen saver !