Livestream Lufthansa Airbus A380 "Wien" landing at Vienna

[Acid-drop]

where is your geological reference here ?
Brussels is not Zaventem, brussels is not in flanders, and anyway, the language mess in belgium has to do with politics and not geography.

[b-west]

you guy have all the same logic.
If extremism is the only way to go in your PoV, fine.
I'd rather see a tri or quadri language option that represent more the real although complex situation of Belgium.

Sigh... immediately calling people extremists. Honestly. If the *a hub would be in your home airport, I would find it crazy to call the airplane Luik. But the other way around, is apparently extremism.

[andorra-airport]

I think with this everybody would be happy:



But then again, LH will do it only in the local language.

[Acid-drop]

you guy have all the same logic.
If extremism is the only way to go in your PoV, fine.
I'd rather see a tri or quadri language option that represent more the real although complex situation of Belgium.

Sigh... immediately calling people extremists. Honestly. If the *a hub would be in your home airport, I would find it crazy to call the airplane Luik. But the other way around, is apparently extremism.

It's about having an open mind, open to the international people that live in Brussels and travel in Brussels.
Do you think it would make sense to make it "Mestreech" or "Београд" ? Just open your eyes and stop acting like you are protecting the holy land of jesus.
The walloon airport are very happy to welcome you in your local language, because business is business and because a smile is always better than frustration.

[b-west]

Calling people extremists isn't really a sign of an open mind to me. Still, I'll let the issue rest here, to not further soil this thread with petty squabbling.

[galaxy]

the most important we could so achieve is to reach the level of a CITY.

Fully agreed. Imagine a A380 "Kloten" instead of A380 "Zurich". For some people it wouldn't sound very pretty.

[luchtzak]

the most important we could so achieve is to reach the level of a CITY.

Fully agreed. Imagine a A380 "Kloten" instead of A380 "Zurich". For some people it wouldn't sound very pretty.

Yeah, and Wien would be Schwechat to be precise !

Anyway I didn't create this topic to discuss about the name of the 8th Lufthansa A380 !

[RoMax]

Anyway I didn't create this topic to discuss about the name of the 8th Lufthansa A380 !

The 9th (or later)...they already have 8 in service, the 8th A380 was named "New York".

The 7th, named Wien was already delivered several months ago (at least according to airfleets).

[mad_fab]

I would find it crazy to call the airplane Luik.

In fact, they did it with an airport, "Charleroi - Brussels South" ...

Business is business, and in the end, english is not that bad

We're all belgians, guys!

[HighInTheSky]

the most important we could so achieve is to reach the level of a CITY.

Fully agreed. Imagine a A380 "Kloten" instead of A380 "Zurich". For some people it wouldn't sound very pretty.

I saw a Swiss A32F with the name Kloten in ZRH recently

[sn26567]

Lufthansa Airbus A380 named after the Austrian capital

Vienna's Mayor Dr. Häupl christens airline's A380 at the hub of Austrian Airlines

One of Lufthansa's Airbus A380s is now the proud bearer for the first time of the name of “Wien“. The naming ceremony, attended by 250 invited guests, was held at Vienna Airport shortly after the mega-jetliner's early-morning arrival in the Austrian capital. Vienna Airport is the central hub of Austrian Airlines, which is based there as one of the Lufthansa Group Airlines. It accordingly plays an important role in the global route network of the Lufthansa Group. “The naming of the most modern and biggest aircraft type in the Lufthansa fleet after the Austrian capital underlines the importance of Vienna in our operations, “ said Stefan Lauer, Member of the Lufthansa Executive Board and Supervisory Board Chairman of Austrian Airlines AG.

After opening remarks from Stefan Lauer, the Vienna Mayor Dr. Michael Häupl poured sparking wine over the giant plane before unveiling the name of “Wien” emblazoned in elegant lettering on the aircraft's huge fuselage. Following completion of the naming ceremony's official and symbolic activities, the guests of honour boarded the double-decker aircraft to enjoy a closer look at the cabin and its design. Lufthansa's new flagship will leave already this evening on a scheduled flight from Frankfurt to Johannesburg to begin carrying its new name around the world.

The German airline is already operating eight Airbus A380s on long-haul services from Frankfurt to Asia (Tokyo, Peking), Africa (Johannesburg) and North America (New York, San Francisco, Miami). Two more of that type are scheduled to join the fleet next year. The newly named A380 “Wien”, registration D-AIMG (known internally as “Mike Golf“ after the last two letters), has been in service since May and has meantime logged around 1,500 flying hours on about 330 flights in the Lufthansa timetable. The “Wien” attracted particular attention on 7 May when circling Hamburg in formation with the legendary oldtimer Ju52, operated by the Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung, to mark the 822nd anniversary of Hamburg harbour. Together with the entire Lufthansa A380 fleet, the “Wien“ is based at Frankfurt Airport, from where it flies on scheduled services to all the aforementioned destinations. Passengers from Austria fly into Frankfurt to board connecting flights to any of the A380 destinations. In the coming winter timetable, the Airbus 380 will also be flying daily to Singapore. The Airbus A380 seats 526 passengers in the best and most modern service classes in the Lufthansa fleet. First Class with eight spacious seats on the upper deck is totally new and the essence of individuality. The world's biggest Business Class with 98 seats on the upper deck and Economy Class with 420 seats on the main deck offer unprecedented comfort in an impressively roomy cabin interior.

Updates and background information about the world's biggest passenger aircraft are available on the lufthansa.com/A380 website.

Lufthansa press release 22.08.11