Malaysia Airlines wants 700 positions in the Airbus A380Malaysia Airlines' plans for a super jumbo Pilgrim Charter service are concrete. Apparently the airline wants quite Pack the A380 for it. The airline already plays with the idea: because Malaysia may not fill its Airbus A380 on regular airlines, wants to send the Jets on a special mission: Charter operation to carry pilgrims, who go on a religious journey. The numbers of Muslim pilgrims who travel to Jeddah, increase annually. Große Flieger are therefore necessary to meet the demand. Now the plans by Malaysia Airlines take form. The six A380 of airline should be converted to handle 700 passengers. Thus, Malaysia would break a record airlines and pack more passengers than any Other airline in the A380. The Russian TRANSAERO was also planning to build up to 700 places in the super jumbo jets, meanwhile, TRANSAERO's but broke. Air even intended Austral to operate the A380 with 840 seats. But the airline had to cancel the order due to its precarious financial position. Talks with Airbus successfullyAccording to the news agency Bloomberg Malaysia Chief Peter Bellew has already met this week with Airbus managers, to discuss the reconstruction of the Superjumbos. The talks had been gratifying. The A380 Charter operations as a separate legal entity of the company is to be established this year. In the June meeting leader Paul Simmons had already declared, you already talked with travel providers. Based on the business model was a declaration of intent, the Malaysia Airlines with travel agencies Andalusia travel & tours and Rayhar travels has signed. Market for up to 20 Super JumboAs Managing Director Bellew now tells all flights currently completed the A380, to be converted by 2018 on the Airbus A350. And he sees even greater potential in the Charter business. Bellew is the need for A380 for the week-long Hajj and the Umrah throughout the year with 20 A380. The Charter unit could record so also super jumbos, who no longer want other airlines. Airbus had already brought the A380 as pilgrims shuttle some time ago in the game. So far airlines in Muslim countries for pilgrims hundreds of aircraft rent - often quite old models. Some time ago there were problems for example, therefore, because Saudi Arabia a Boeing 747 from Bangladesh in the country wanted to leave because she was too old. The A380 could solve this problem.
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