{"id":193831,"date":"2025-04-01T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-airbus-a380-made-comeback-after-covid\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:00:34","slug":"how-the-airbus-a380-made-a-comeback-after-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=193831","title":{"rendered":"How The Airbus A380 Made A Comeback After COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The iconic A380 is credited with a remarkable comeback after COVID-19. The         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"70735\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>Airbus A380<\/span><\/span> Superjumbo may be loved by its passengers and aviation enthusiasts, but the same can&#8217;t be said for the airlines that fly it.         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"4368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/qatar-airways-a380-mistake\/\" >Qatar Airways only &#8220;reluctantly&#8221; pulled its A380s out of storage<\/a><\/span> as the demand for passenger capacity grew after COVID-19, while         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"254865\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/korean-air\/\"  >Korean Air<\/a><\/span> and Asiana are eager to rid themselves of their giant A380s and Boeing 747s as soon as replacement widebodies are delivered in sufficient numbers. 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