ORDERS DRY UP FOR A380 SUPERJUMBO

Air France is ditching half of its Airbus A380s in the latest blow to the future of the world’s largest passenger plane.

The airline said it would not renew the leases on five of its 10 “superjumbos”, with two to be returned to their owners next year and three more at a later date. Its five other A380s, whose cabins have been criticised by business-class passengers, will be renovated – but not until late 2020 at the earliest.

The A380, which can hold more than 600 passengers in a two-class seating configuration, was launched to much fanfare