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A380 three city tour details
Confirmation of the arrival dates for the visit by the Airbus A380, as part of the celebration of Qantas’ 85th birthday, has been published.
The world’s largest passenger aircraft will first arrive in Brisbane Friday evening November 11.
The aircraft will remain there before departing early Sunday morning for Sydney.
On Monday November 14 it will make an early morning departure from Sydney for Melbourne and on the morning of November 15 will return to Brisbane.
The aircraft will then depart Brisbane early on Wednesday November 16.
“We have worked closely with Airbus to make this visit a reality. This is the first time the A380 has left Europe,” Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon said.
Qantas will take delivery of the first of its dozen A380s in April 2007. –
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