Thread: Big Bird Takes Off (and lands safely)
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Old 28-04-2005, 12:21   #37
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Re: Big Bird Takes Off (and lands safely)
The alterations to the various airports at a terminal level are not as bad as they could be as the A380 was designed around the 80m2 box that airports build 747 stands around. LHR has tweaked T5 to ensure that A380s can use that easily and are doing some tweaks to T3 for the same reason.

The more costly part is the review and re-engineering of taxiways and lighting as the 380 is not as manouverable as the 747 and needs additional shoulders added to corners and consequently lights need to be moved to put this extra concrete in place.

More forward thinking airports are also considering double deck boarding gates to board both decks from the terminal rather than all the upper deck pax having to walk upstairs.
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