HiFly says goodbye to its A380

On 17 December, HiFly said goodbye to its sole A380 9H-MIP (006). It flew from Beja to Toulouse-Blagnac and flew a nice heart-shaped pattern above the ocean to highlight the occassion.

HiFly took delivery of its A380 in July 2018 and it featured a special livery promoting saving the coral reefs. Unfortunately, demand for ad-hoc charters fell away due to the Corona-pandemic, prompting the airline to deploy the A380 as a makeshift freighter. However, despite this effort it proved to be too expensive for HiFly to continue operating the aircraft and therefore it decided not to extend the lease-contract.

Photos by Flightradar24 and HiFly