Airbus A380 makes first Thai commercial debut at Suvarnabhumi
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The world's largest passenger airliner, an Airbus A380 of Emirates Airlines, landed Monday night at Suvarnabhumi Airport in its first commercial flight to the Thai capital.
Flight EK 372 arrived at 7pm with 432 passengers on board from Dubai.
The airlines purchased two superjumbos to service two routes Dubai-Bangkok and Dubai-Toronto.
It was the first time that the super-jumbo aircraft landed at Bangkok fully loaded with passengers, which raised hope that Thailand will be able to restore confidence among tourists in the Middle East and attract more tourists from that region following April's political turmoil in Thailand.
An Airbus A380 made a test flight from Toulouse, France to Suvarnabhumi Airport in December 2006 but it carried no commercial passengers. (TNA)
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