Lufthansa’s new Airbus A350-900 is making its first flight to Canada from Munich, Germany and is scheduled to land at Vancouver International Airport at 4:45 p.m.
YVR Airport is hosting a plane spotters picnic at Larry Berg Flight Path Park until 8 p.m. to celebrate the arrival of Luftansa’s A350 and the return of larger British Airways Airbus A380, which is scheduled to land at 6:55 p.m.
There are prizes for the best photos posted using the hashtag #YVRAirbusDay.
In a release, Lufthansa says the A350-900 is the world’s most advanced, environmentally-friendly long-haul aircraft producing 25 per cent fewer emissions than comparable models of aircraft.
The A350 will be operated on the daily flights from Vancouver to Munich for the summer season running until Oct. 27.
Today we celebrate #YVRAirbusDay!
— Vancouver Airport (@yvrairport) May 1, 2018
Tweet a pic of any @Airbus = 1 entry
Tweet an @Airbus at YVR = 3 entries
Post pic of an A350 or A380 at YVR = 10 entries. Max 20 entries.
Use #YVRAirbusDay. Winners drawn tonight - prizes in picture + grand prizes is 350 YVR Bucks! pic.twitter.com/zv8oilA54N
