The airline's winter schedule in India starts from October 29 and lasts up to March every year.

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The airline's winter schedule in India starts from October 29 and lasts up to March every year.

"Maybe, we are not 100 per cent ready to fly on November 1. But I hope we fly in the winter schedule. It may be January or February...," Hilgers said.

The deployment, however, is subject to regulatory approvals and New Delhi Airport's preparedness to operate such a big aircraft, he said.

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The developers of New Delhi Airport, GMR, is constructing a new terminal, Terminal 3, which would enable an Airbus 380 operate from there and it is expected to be operational from July this year.

Hilgers said Lufthansa was in the process of applying for regulatory approvals. "I do not see any major problem in getting DGCA's approval."

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Under the bilateral agreement between India and Germany, the air carrier is allowed to fly 69 flights per week. However, it now operates only 49 flights per week.

"So capacity-wise, it (getting approval) should not be a problem."

Lufthansa would be taking delivery of 4 Airbus 380 this year and plans to operate on Tokyo, Johannesburg, and Beijing sectors, using Airbus 380 aircraft, he said.