Mumbai: Passengers were left awestruck at Mumbai's Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday as they witnessed super transporter Airbus Beluga, the mammoth whale-like aircraft at the airport.
The Airbus Beluga, also known as the A300-600ST Super Transporter, is known for transporting oversized air cargo. According to the Airbus website, these transport planes have been operating for the company's own industrial airlift needs since the mid-1990s, and are progressively being replaced by a fleet of six new-generation BelugaXL versions.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport posted some photos of the huge plane on its official Twitter handle. "Look who made a pitstop at @CSMIA_Official! The Airbus Beluga Super Transporter made its first appearance at #MumbaiAirport and left us all awestruck," the tweet said.
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Look who made a pitstop at @CSMIA_Official! The Airbus Beluga Super Transporter made its first appearance at #MumbaiAirport and left us all awestruck. Tell us what you think of its unique design.#GatewayToGoodness #Beluga #Aviation #PlaneSpotting #AviationDaily #Airbus pic.twitter.com/T4W1OCkduG
— CSMIA (@CSMIA_Official) November 22, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Look who made a pitstop at @CSMIA_Official! The Airbus Beluga Super Transporter made its first appearance at #MumbaiAirport and left us all awestruck. Tell us what you think of its unique design.#GatewayToGoodness #Beluga #Aviation #PlaneSpotting #AviationDaily #Airbus pic.twitter.com/T4W1OCkduG
— CSMIA (@CSMIA_Official) November 22, 2022Look who made a pitstop at @CSMIA_Official! The Airbus Beluga Super Transporter made its first appearance at #MumbaiAirport and left us all awestruck. Tell us what you think of its unique design.#GatewayToGoodness #Beluga #Aviation #PlaneSpotting #AviationDaily #Airbus pic.twitter.com/T4W1OCkduG
— CSMIA (@CSMIA_Official) November 22, 2022
It is one of the largest cargo planes in the world, with its nose shaped like a Beluga whale. It offers customers with large cargo transport solutions for a variety of sectors, including space, energy, military, aeronautics, maritime and humanitarian sectors. The aircraft is 56 metres long and 45 metres wide, according to the Airbus website.
On Sunday, the plane landed at Kolkata airport, instantly becoming an exhibit for the people flying in and out of the city. The whale-shaped plane arrived at the Kolkata airport from Ahmedabad around 12.30 am for refuelling and crew rest.
"Guess who's back! It's the whale again! One of the world's largest aircraft @Airbus #Beluga (No. 3) landed at #KolkataAirport for crew rest and refueling," the Kolkata airport tweeted.
