China Southern to fly A380 from Shenzhen
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China Southern Airlines will base one of its Airbus A380 aircraft at Shenzhen this year.
Commencing in the first half of 2014, the Guangzhou-based airline will use the double-decker aircraft to operate its Shenzhen-Beijing route. The A380 will be deployed on one of China Southern’s eight daily flights on the route, which is currently served using a mix of single-aisle A320s and twin-aisle A330s.
The move forms part of a major expansion of China Southern’s operations at Shenzhen’s Baoan International Airport in 2014. The airline has already unveiled plans to launch flights from the southern hub to three international destinations – Bali, Jeju and Kota Kinabalu – in the first quarter of this year, adding to its existing direct services from Shenzhen to Phuket and Danang.
And the airline said it hopes to launch long-haul international flights from Shenzhen in the near future. To cater for this, China Southern will base six A330s in Shenzhen, alongside the A380.
The deployment of the 506-seat A380 will have to wait however, until improvements in the infrastructure at Shenzhen airport have been completed. The work is due to be finished in the next six months.
China Southern currently operates five A380s on domestic and international routes, including Guangzhou-Sydney.
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