Air France (AF/FRA) has retired its first Airbus A380 Super-Jumbo and it has been flown to Knock, Ireland to be broken up.
The Airbus A380 touched down for the final time at the West Ireland airport yesterday and is the biggest aircraft ever seen at the airport.
The official twitter feed from the airport shared this video of the A380 landing.
Another historic day for @Irelandwest as we welcomed the worlds biggest passenger aircraft, the @Airbus #A380 to the airport today for parking and storage. The biggest aircraft ever to land at the airport. Here is the footage of the aircraft landing on our famous runway ??✈️✈️ pic.twitter.com/kEyK1Qhxd3
— Ireland West Airport (@Irelandwest) February 20, 2020
Local aviation enthusiasts captured the unusual event and shared there images on Social Media.
A snap of the Airbus A380 at Ireland West Airport, Knock today. pic.twitter.com/STuHcpGs4X
— Ballaghaderreen (@BealachanDoirin) February 20, 2020
The aircraft, F-HPJB, is just 10 years old but the move follows the current trend in aviation where twin-engined aircraft such as the A350 and Boeing 787 can operate long-haul routes much more efficiently.
At least two more A380’s are expected at Knock from Air France where they will be dismantled by Eirtrade Aviation.
