Air France: The world's largest commercial aircraft landed for the first time at Galeão Airport.
Rio de Janeiro received on Monday (22), for the first time, the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial aircraft; in a single flight, Air France brought the giant of the skies to meet the demand at the end of the world's largest sporting event held in the city and to transport athletes and members of the French delegation back to France.
247 - Rio de Janeiro received the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial aircraft, for the first time on Monday night (22). In a single flight, Air France brought the giant of the skies to meet the demand at the end of the world's largest sporting event held in the city and to transport athletes and members of the French delegation back to France.
The Air France A380 touched down at Galeão Airport shortly before 20 pm, receiving a water cannon salute, a traditional ritual performed on aircraft landing at an airport for the first time. Following this, the aircraft's captains paid homage to Brazil, waving the flags of both the country and France from the cockpit windows. The aircraft departed the airport around 23 pm bound for Paris.
The A380 exceptionally replaced the A330, resulting in an increase of 308 seats in capacity. In addition, the airline added an extra Boeing 777-300 flight, bringing the total available seats to 1.659.
The landing was broadcast live via Facebook on the Tom Jobim International Airport channel and watched by Galeão Airport staff, Air France employees, and passengers who passed through the airport on Monday.
Air France in Brazil
Air France currently operates 30 weekly flights to Brazil, departing from Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo directly to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.