The aircraft arrived here at 5.47 am on Monday
from the Tianjin Binhai International Airport in China. The official said it departed the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
International Airport at 3.37 pm on Tuesday and headed to Bahrain International
Airport.
The purpose of the stop is crew rest, FDTL
(Flight Duty Time Limitations) and refueling.
Kolkata got its first glance at the Beluga XL,
which is also the biggest Airbus Beluga series aircraft when it landed at the
NSCBI International Airport here on October 8. The plane, carrying critical components for the Airbus A321, departed
on October 9 and headed towards Tianjin Binhai International Airport in China.
The overall length of the aircraft is 207 ft,
with a height of 62 ft and a wing span of 197 ft and 10 inches, according to
data on the Airbus website. The Beluga XL is the upgraded and bigger version of
Beluga ST.