Airbus A380 in Munich, Germany

Airbus A380 (Registration F-WWJB)
Photo © 2007 by Mark Zanzig/zettpress

Airbus A380 touchdown in Munich
Photo © 2007 by Mark Zanzig/zettpress

The biggest plane on Earth, the Airbus A380, visited Munich today. The five hour stopover ended Lufthansa's real life testing phase of the plane, joined by the press and thousands of spectators around the Munich airport who tried to catch a glimpse at the new plane. Lufthansa plans to take up the first scheduled flights with the A380 in 2009, so it will be some time until the plane will come to Munich again.

My take on it? Yes, it is an impressing airplane, but at the end of the day, it is just a big airplane. It remains to be seen whether comfort for those traveling in Economy Class will be improved and tickets on the A380 will be cheaper. If not, I probably will not care whether I am flying Airbus, Boeing, or any other plane.

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