LONDON (July 3, 2012): Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) much-anticipated first commercial flight on the Airbus A380 superjumbo touched down in Heathrow Airport here yesterday amid cheers from its passengers and crew.
Carrying a near-full load of 478 passengers, Flight MH02 landed at 5.30am local time after a 12-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur.
Speaking to Malaysian journalists upon arrival, MAS group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the A380 offers the national carrier the opportunity to reset its service level and products, and its first scheduled flight yesterday was a result of months of preparation and training on the part of the carrier.
"The A380 will become an icon of change for the airline. We are also looking at improving the Business Class of our other (existing) wide-body aircraft to make it consistent with the A380 and hope to complete the exercise in two years," he said.
The A380 flight got a grand send-off from Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday night.
