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Malaysia Airlines to sell its six Airbus A380s

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380-841 9M-MNB (msn 081) LHR (SPA). Image: 935726.

Malaysia Airlines has made the decision to sell its six Airbus A380s.

Malaysia Airlines CEO Izham Ismail announced the decision with this short statement;

โ€œWeโ€™re currently exploring ways of disposing the aircraft. Weโ€™re cognizant of the challenges of how to sell the aircraft but weโ€™re exploring ways.โ€

Currently the aircraft are stored. The current market cannot support the large aircraft.

The airline recently flew its flagship seasonally on flights from its Kuala Lumpur hub and destinations such as Sydney, Melbourne, Seoul and Tokyo.

Previously it used the type to fly to London and Paris.

Previously the airline was unable to find any customers to buy the aircraft.

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Malaysia Airlines ends scheduled Airbus A380 service to London Heathrow

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380-841 9M-MNB (msn 081) LHR (SPA). Image: 935726.

Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur) has ended scheduled Airbus A380 service on its flagship route to London Heathrow. The last A380 service departed from LHR on March 5 as flight MH 3. LHR was the last A380 destination for the type for the airline.

The new Airbus A350-900 is now assigned to the route.

Malaysia will continue to use the type as a charter aircraft. The aircraft are being reconfigured to carry Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

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