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Lufthansa A380 ferried empty from Abu Dhabi to Munich as Gulf hubs halt operations

With Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways extending a near‑total suspension of services through Persian Gulf hubs, a Lufthansa Airbus A380 departed Abu Dhabi for Munich with all 509 seats empty and only two pilots aboard. The repositioning became the world’s most‑tracked flight amid the airspace shutdown.

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