Qatar Airways has postponed its inaugural A380 route to London Heathrow by another month.
The Gulf carrier's Doha to LHR service had been scheduled to launch on June 17 but was last month postponed by two weeks until July 1 (see news, May 28).
But the airline has again updated its plans and the superjumbo will now be deployed on the Heathrow route on August 1.
The first class lounge in Qatar Airways' A380
Qatar Airways' A380 service to Paris Charles De Gaulle has also been delayed and will now commence on August 15, reports airlineroute.net.
The carrier, which has 13 superjumbos on order, first revealed it would fly the A380 to LHR when it debuted its first class cabin at the ITB trade fair in Berlin (see news, March 5).
It then released images of its forthcoming A380-800 first class lounge and bathroom interiors (see news, April 29).
Qatar Airways will fit out its A380s in a three-class configuration of first, business and economy over two decks. The new first class A380 seat features a 90-inch seat pitch, transforming into a fully-flat bed.
Graham Smith
