In a historic moment for the city, Bengaluru witnessed the arrival of Emirates Airbus A380 at Kempegowda International Airport Friday around 3.40 pm. It marked the first commercial flight of the world’s largest passenger aircraft to the south Indian city.
The aircraft was flown by Captain Nikhil Thiagarajan and Sandeep Prabhu, a Bengalurean.
Satyendra Prabhu, elder brother of Sandeep, speaking to indianexpress.com said: “My brother announced the ‘welcome’ speech in Kannada. He reached out to our parents – Arathi Prabhu and Shivaraya Prabhu – to script the announcement in Kannada and welcome the passengers on board in an authentic and professional manner…