Lufthansa, one of the few operators of the Airbus A380, has been working to fully restore its operation of the jumbo jet. The airline grounded the aircraft type when the pandemic shuttered the industry in 2020. More than four years later, six of its eight A380s have been removed from storage. But rather than being based at Lufthansas main hub and operations base, Frankfurt Airport (FRA), the aircraft operate out of its secondary hub, Munich Airport (MUC).
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