'People were thrown out of their seats, hit the top of the roof of the plane, throwing down the aisles,' passenger says
Airbus President and Chief Executive Tom Enders on Monday showed a picture at the Dubai Airshow of the A400M he said was taken the night before. It showed the inboard, port side propeller spinning rapidly.
Enders says each of the engines was run Sunday night, and will be tested together next week.
He says the milestone “means that we are in serious countdown mode for (the) first flight.”
'People were thrown out of their seats, hit the top of the roof of the plane, throwing down the aisles,' passenger says
Service allows customers to drop off their bags and obtain boarding passes 24 hours before their flights
The double-daily flights will see the airline offering almost 10,000 seats a week to Italy's capital
Passengers are advised to contact the airline or their travel agents for rebooking options
Airline will boost the number of flights, frequencies, and destinations as it seeks to capitalise on the positive momentum seen in passenger traffic
Abu Dhabi-based carrier posted net profits for 2022 and 2023 after a run of significant losses since 2016
One-way base fare is the price of the ticket before fees, taxes and other surcharges are added
The airline had launched double daily direct flights between Islamabad and Sharjah on February 17