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A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
Birdman
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Date: June 06, 2011 11:56PM
The busiest airport in Virginia now serves the fleet of commercial planes that rank as the largest in the world.
Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday became the first Washington-area airport to welcome Air France’s Airbus A380, a double-decker plane that can fit more than 850 passengers and dwarfs the normally impressive Boeing 747 jets in wingspan, height and cabin environment.
Travelers can now purchase tickets for the flight, which lands at 1 p.m. every day in Dulles and takes off at 4:40 p.m. A round-trip ticket bought a week before departure will cost about $2,000, compared to roughly $1,800 on a conventional 747.
The Airbus replaces smaller aircraft that fly the route between Dulles and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, said Robert Yingling, spokesman for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday became the first Washington-area airport to welcome Air France’s Airbus A380, a double-decker plane that can fit more than 850 passengers and dwarfs the normally impressive Boeing 747 jets in wingspan, height and cabin environment.
Travelers can now purchase tickets for the flight, which lands at 1 p.m. every day in Dulles and takes off at 4:40 p.m. A round-trip ticket bought a week before departure will cost about $2,000, compared to roughly $1,800 on a conventional 747.
The Airbus replaces smaller aircraft that fly the route between Dulles and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, said Robert Yingling, spokesman for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
Berdhuis
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Date: June 07, 2011 12:38AM
Birdman Wrote:
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> The busiest airport in Virginia now serves the
> fleet of commercial planes that rank as the
> largest in the world.
>
> Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday
> became the first Washington-area airport to
> welcome Air France’s Airbus A380, a
> double-decker plane that can fit more than 850
> passengers and dwarfs the normally impressive
> Boeing 747 jets in wingspan, height and cabin
> environment.
>
> Travelers can now purchase tickets for the flight,
> which lands at 1 p.m. every day in Dulles and
> takes off at 4:40 p.m. A round-trip ticket bought
> a week before departure will cost about $2,000,
> compared to roughly $1,800 on a conventional 747.
>
> The Airbus replaces smaller aircraft that fly the
> route between Dulles and Paris-Charles de Gaulle
> Airport in France, said Robert Yingling, spokesman
> for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Excellent, would be really cool to work the ramp on that bird. Wouldn't want to be in the bag room at Dulles stuffing those cans with the suitcases, though. Anyone know off-hand how many cans it holds, 30-40?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2011 12:40AM by Berdhuis.
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> The busiest airport in Virginia now serves the
> fleet of commercial planes that rank as the
> largest in the world.
>
> Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday
> became the first Washington-area airport to
> welcome Air France’s Airbus A380, a
> double-decker plane that can fit more than 850
> passengers and dwarfs the normally impressive
> Boeing 747 jets in wingspan, height and cabin
> environment.
>
> Travelers can now purchase tickets for the flight,
> which lands at 1 p.m. every day in Dulles and
> takes off at 4:40 p.m. A round-trip ticket bought
> a week before departure will cost about $2,000,
> compared to roughly $1,800 on a conventional 747.
>
> The Airbus replaces smaller aircraft that fly the
> route between Dulles and Paris-Charles de Gaulle
> Airport in France, said Robert Yingling, spokesman
> for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Excellent, would be really cool to work the ramp on that bird. Wouldn't want to be in the bag room at Dulles stuffing those cans with the suitcases, though. Anyone know off-hand how many cans it holds, 30-40?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2011 12:40AM by Berdhuis.
Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: June 07, 2011 02:47AM
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2014 04:12AM by chuckhoffmann.
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Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
Berdhuis
()
Date: June 07, 2011 03:39AM
chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> Berdhuis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Excellent, would be really cool to work the
> ramp
> > on that bird. Wouldn't want to be in the bag
> room
> > at Dulles stuffing those cans with the
> suitcases,
> > though. Anyone know off-hand how many cans it
> > holds, 30-40?
>
> The Airbus 380 holds 38 LD3 containers.
38 cans (chuckle), there'll be some sore backs after loading that flight. Probably will take 2 ramp crews to pull that off.
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> Berdhuis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Excellent, would be really cool to work the
> ramp
> > on that bird. Wouldn't want to be in the bag
> room
> > at Dulles stuffing those cans with the
> suitcases,
> > though. Anyone know off-hand how many cans it
> > holds, 30-40?
>
> The Airbus 380 holds 38 LD3 containers.
38 cans (chuckle), there'll be some sore backs after loading that flight. Probably will take 2 ramp crews to pull that off.
Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
justsayin
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Date: June 07, 2011 07:15AM
Berdhuis Wrote:
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> Anyone know off-hand how many cans it
> holds, 30-40?
In the 850 passenger configuration, it can hold up to 1,700 nice cans depending on the passenger list.
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> Anyone know off-hand how many cans it
> holds, 30-40?
In the 850 passenger configuration, it can hold up to 1,700 nice cans depending on the passenger list.
Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
Birdman
()
Date: June 07, 2011 08:01AM
Can you imagine standing in a customs line with 850 people? Man that would suck.
Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
Berdhuis
()
Date: June 07, 2011 08:08AM
Birdman Wrote:
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> Can you imagine standing in a customs line with
> 850 people? Man that would suck.
Pretty much. I've got to get a photo of that bird on approach later this summer.
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> Can you imagine standing in a customs line with
> 850 people? Man that would suck.
Pretty much. I've got to get a photo of that bird on approach later this summer.
Re: A380 is here Lands Everyday at 1pm and Takeoff 4:40pm
Posted by:
skywatcher
()
Date: June 07, 2011 08:38AM
Berdhuis Wrote:
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> Birdman Wrote:
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> > Can you imagine standing in a customs line with
> > 850 people? Man that would suck.
>
> Pretty much. I've got to get a photo of that bird
> on approach later this summer.
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/594186.html
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> Birdman Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Can you imagine standing in a customs line with
> > 850 people? Man that would suck.
>
> Pretty much. I've got to get a photo of that bird
> on approach later this summer.
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/594186.html