San Francisco welcomes the A380
The giant Airbus A380 completed its second U.S. tour today when it landed at San Francisco International Airport. The largest airliner in the skies landed at about 9:30 a.m. this morning after completing a flight from Cincinnati and Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. We weren’t on hand to document the arrival–though I would have paid good money to do so–but you can catch video of the arrival from NBC 11.
The A380’s visit to San Francisco is significant as SFO was the first U.S. airport to be ready to accommodate the plane’s immense size. SFO’s seven-year-old international terminal was designed specifically for planes like the A380 in mind. Those improvements included extra-large gate and check-in areas, expanded baggage carousels, and gates with multiple Jetways on two levels to board the A380’s two decks simultaneously. Remember that the Airbus holds about 525 people (or more), which makes it quite a bit larger than the already big 747.
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