Airbus A380 Touches Down in Sri Lanka for the first time
Making local aviation history, an Airbus A380-800 touched down in Sri Lanka today for the first time. The unexpected first arrival was A6-EDN, an Emirates A380, enroute from Sydney and Auckland. Apparently the A380 needed to refuel and selected Colombo instead of its previously planned Singapore stop – due to shorter total flying time on the way from Sydney to Dubai via Colombo.
Flight details
EK414 AKL-SYD-CMB-DXB
Scheduled departure out of Auckland: 1840 Actual: 1848
Scheduled arrival into Sydney: 2005 Actual: 2022
Scheduled departure out of Sydney: 2145 Actual: 2320
Planned departure out of Singapore: 0545 for a 0900 arrival into Dubai – CANCELLED
Scheduled arrival into Colombo: 0235 Actual: 0433
Scheduled departure out of Colombo: 0540 Actual: 0526
Scheduled arrival into Dubai: 0825 Actual: 0819
The exact cause on why the A380 needed to refuel is not yet known. The photos below are taken by an spotter on the field at the time, and are copyrighted to the photographer. The A380 was handled at Colombo by SriLankan Airlines Ground Handling.
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