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deaphen · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India

Can anyone confirm please? i need to book my tickets to BOM if it is!

many regards
nitin

HAWK21M · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

As I said.I'd be surprised if its true on the 25th Smile

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victor2alpha · Member Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 120

From what I have got to know.. nope! May be just May as said by Mallya! But I dont see what routing will it do? I mean they just wont get it to India and get back.. They have like done a Round The World before..

May be.. Qatar > UAE (AUH) > BOM > SIN again or something.. noooo idea..
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D-ABTH · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:32 am Post subject:

i havent heard anything..
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karatecatman · Guest

The Airbus A380 will be in India next month on a promotional flight for Kingfisher Airlines, the carrier has said on NDTV just now.

The A380 is scheduled to visit Mumbai and New Delhi from May 7 to May 10 for Kingfisher's second anniversary celebrations.

karatecatman · Guest

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=233481

According to sources, the aircraft will fly from Toulouse in France, make a stop in Delhi, and then take off for Mumbai. Airbus pilots will be commanding the flight.

Prajay · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Yes it is coming

Please see Hindustan Times - Business and World section.

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HAWK21M · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

Anyone having the exact Date & Time.
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xterra · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO

yes please post the exact date and time.. and if possible.. plez email me on s600@rediffmail.com..

and it wuld be great to know wher u ppl wuld be meeting to see the a/c.

thankx

VABBy · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 823 Location: DEL

Jumbo A380 to fly to India for Kingfisher Airlines

The Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft will arrive in Indian skies next month on a promotional flight for Kingfisher Airlines, the carrier said on 26 April.
The A380, plagued by delays, is scheduled to visit Mumbai and New Delhi from May 7 to May 10 for Kingfisher’s second anniversary celebrations, according to a statement.

http://www.livemint.com/2007/04/26111040/Jumbo-A380-to-fly-to-India-for.html

I hope this helps... Very Happy

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the_380 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject:

Guys lets plan a meet...FAST !!! Very Happy

Also can someone please clarify the exact dates and timings ?
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vivekman · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM

New Delhi: Arrival: May 7th, Departure: May 9th

Mumbai: Arrival: May 9th, Departure: May 10th/11th

Arrival timings in BOM are not known, although it will be a daytime landing.

Will confirm the timings as I get more info.

- Vivek

P.S. This will be a good occasion to have the much awaited BOM Anet meet. Wink

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D-ABTH · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

cool.. im surely gonna get this baby.. im hoping my LH ID will get me some favours as well Razz

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G-BYGB · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject:

So A380 is gonna land in India after all.Thats superb. Sad

that I won't b able to take picts of this magnificent whalejet.

G-BYGB · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

But I'll try to make it though some how,if not DEL atleast to MUM.
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saurabhm_101 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 529 Location: Mumbai

yyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

btw, i think it will have at least the Kingfisher Sticker on the fuse! or atleast the tail in IT colors!
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xterra · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO

it will be in airbus colors.. wid a small kingfisher sticker..

it wuld be awsome to see it in full kinfisher c/s like they did for emirates.

someone plez post the timing of mumbai landing soon.

the_380 · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

Good, however the email from Airbus tells me "it is yet to be confirmed" Confused

So that means they're gonna let me know not before 5th of may, but lets plan a meet incase the A380 doesn't come we can have a normal meet atleast...
PS: FOlks plese do reply to my PM's i've sent on the same topic...
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tsk911 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 223 Location: DEL

shekar · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:01 am Post subject:

woohoo !!....yuppie lets plan a meet!!....
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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Here is more info as per KF website....

http://www.flykingfisher.com/press.htm

Sri_Bom

Akshay · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Mumbai

karatecatman · Guest

What the aircraft might look like:

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=42788

HAWK21M · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject:

Looks great.
Hopefully they announce the Timings.
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G-BYGB · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject:

I read the article and it mentioned that there will be a select group of passengers who will board into the acft for a trial flight.

How will they select the passengers who can fly on that plane?Do we have to be KF pax on one of their domestic flights to DEL or MUM?
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karatecatman · Guest

Knowing Mallya it will be one huge and big fat Bollywood party, and where he will proclaim himself to be the Emperor of the Indian skies.

There was so much tamasha for a tiny A320 where even Air India's hangar was hijacked and had a makeover.
So expect the same event x10.

karatecatman · Guest

Trial flights will be held at Delhi and Mumbai with select passengers on board.

The airports have brought in a custom-built towbar to push the plane back onto the runway from its park position.

The 45-metre-wide runway in Delhi with 7-metre grassy shoulders — the area on either side of the runway where the grass is flattened out — has been worked on to accommodate the A380. The grassy shoulders are now 15 metres wide.

Delhi airport is also readying a new 80-metre-wide runway, described in aviation circles as Code F runway, to handle the A380 and other large planes now being worked on by aircraft makers.

The Centre had last year chalked out plans to make changes in five airports to accommodate the four-engine superjumbo. “Besides Delhi and Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore will be made suitable for the A380,” a top civil aviation ministry official said.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070427/asp/frontpage/story_7704716.asp

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gauravprakash007 · Member Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Location: VABB

ypeeeeeeee!!
Any - any chances of we getting inside the bird?
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HAWK21M · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

There would def be some media Invitees.
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G-BYGB · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:

So can anyone of us from Air.neters be able to board in that acft?
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HAWK21M · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

Unless you know Some one in IT or you are from the media select or interested in Buying an A380.
Not easy.
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the_380 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

Not all media people have been given priority Sad

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tsk911 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 223 Location: DEL

DELHI MEMBERS If the A380 arrives in daytime...we can gather at the Jumbo Point...but it will be too hot over there...
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karatecatman · Guest

Just got some news:

The A380 may touch Chennai and Cochin airports.
Both the airport directors have made out a case for their respective airports.

(Reports have appeared in all the major dailies.)
Chennai's Dinesh Kumar has said Chennai is A380 ready aand that the airport has being getting ready for such an event. Says Chennai has the country's third largest runway. Also, bay 35 is exclusively for the A380.

Chennai was anyway gettng ready to be a diversionary A380 airport keeping in mind Singapore's acquistion of the aircraft.

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Cochin director too has said the same thing and talked about the runway length as being ideal.

So we may have 4 airports now that get to see the A380.

karatecatman · Guest

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/04/28/stories/2007042805791000.htm

the_380 · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject:

I still have a doubt on BOM...but is the airport ACTUALLY ready to get the aircraft ? I mean rwy length and enforcement is quite good but after that i doubt if it can taxi because of its huge size and small width of the taxi track...
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karatecatman · Guest

Schedule for the A80 in India:

Will arrive in Delhi on May 6

After being demonstrated in Delhi for two days, the aircraft will proceed to Mumbai on May 9 where it will join the anniversary celebrations of the Vijay Mallya controlled airline. It is scheduled to fly back to its base in Toulouse, France on May 10.

A 380’s airport compatibility tests in India will be done in cooperation with the Airport Authority of India, Delhi and Mumbai airports and Kingfisher Airlines.

Airport officials said that the A 380 is scheduled to arrive in Mumbai at 4 pm and get parked at very close to the Kingfisher anniversary celebrations venue at the Air India hanger near the 2C international terminal. This is the same venue from where Mallya launched the airline two years ago amidst much fanfare.

Kingfisher Airlines will launch a promotional campaign on the occasion.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c6febe8d-92ae-4753-ab23-f66d94afaec4&&Headline=A380+inaugural+flight+to+touch+Delhi+on+May+6

Now Chennai and Cochin are trying very hard to get a landing. The method? By pushing some of the tourist attractions and visits here as the carrots to the pasengers, officials and crew.

saurabhm_101 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 529 Location: Mumbai

is the height of the A380 the same as that of a seven floor building??? well mid-day says soo!
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