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Bad weather in New York forces whale of a plane to land at Logan

By adamg on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 6:30pm
Airbus A380 lands at Boston's Logan Airport

Dan Santry watched an Air France A380 - the world's largest passenger plane - roll across the tarmac at Logan Airport this afternoon after it was diverted here due to bad weather in New York. They remain an unusual sight in Boston because Terminal E is still being fitted with the two-level jetways needed to quickly unload the two-level planes.

Lots of other planes were also stranded at Logan, as Jocelyn shows us (if you look carefully, that's the Air France tubby on the right - see it larger):

Planes at Logan Airport
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By coffeeweasel on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 7:49pm.

I know the answer is actually "engineering and physics", but I still wonder what kind of magic they use to get an A380 off the ground.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 8:39pm.

Thar she blows!

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By anon on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 10:02pm.

This site just launched showcasing airlines and destinations that fly the A380 - http://iflya380.com/

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By coffeeweasel on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 10:13pm.

Dallas to Sydney (and vice versa). If I remember correctly, there are 11 seats per row (3 window, 5 middle, 3 window) in economy. BIG airplane.

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By tachometer on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 11:28pm.

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By MostlyHarmless on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 12:23am.

New York to Milan. Bathrooms were nicer than my one at home. Not that that's saying much.

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By anon on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 3:31am.

Flew that big bird recently-Joberg to Paris. Didn't know it was the biggest in the world but knew it was the biggest plane I had ever been on. The wings themselves seemed to stretch to a different time zone. I had my doubts the thing would be able to lift off but it miraculously did and lumbered through and aloft the air like a big ship.

Have to say it was altogether a pretty smooth flight and landing!

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By PW on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 9:05am.

British Airways is actually going to be bringing the A380 to Logan this winter.

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By KMP on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 3:13pm.

With all due respect to the technical feat of building something that size that can actually fly, it is a astonishingly ugly aircraft. A whale indeed.

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