Airbus Pursues Saudia A380 Order With Super-Dense 615 Seater
- Planemaker pitches two-class layout as best option for Hajj
- Amedeo says deal could be first in world for used superjumbos
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND - JULY 16: A Boeing A380 performs in an aerial flying display on day four of the Farnborough International Airshow on July 16, 2014 in Farnborough, England. The Farnborough International Airshow is the biggest event of it's kind attracting people from all over the world.
Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesAirbus Group SE is aiming to seal a prospective Saudi order for the A380 superjumbo by pitching a new 615-seat, two-class version it says would be the ideal congestion-buster for carrying pilgrims to Mecca.
The European planemaker has offered Saudi Arabian Airlines, known as Saudia, the high-density layout to be pioneered by leading A380 customer Emirates on its Copenhagen route next week, Habib Fekih, its head of sales for the Middle East, said in an interview.