Qatar Airways does not expect to use its Airbus AIR.PA A380s for at least the next two years, its chief executive said on Monday, longer than a previous projection for the superjumbos to possibly return to service in 2021.
The state-owned airline has parked its 10 A380s due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel demand.
“We don’t think we are going to operate our A380s for at least the next couple of years,” Akbar al-Baker told an online conference.
He had said in June the jets would remain parked until at least the middle of next year. The Gulf carrier plans to start retiring its A380s from 2024 when its oldest superjumbo reaches ten years of service.
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