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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 11:49 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rufus102:
what will access to the upper deck of A380 be? Stairs/Elevator? Upper Deck Jetways? (ouch for the airports it they need multi level Jetways, i would think)</font>
Well, it's ouch time for the airports then, because Airbus do indeed envisage multi-level boarding, with F and C on the upper deck and Y on the lower. This is how some Asian airports seem to board 747-400s, with two jetways, albeit both to the main deck. Part of the rationale behind the A380 double deck (as opposed to extra wide or extra long) was to segregate the premium class boarding from the masses.

Maybe it's time to buy stocks in the jetway manufacturers again.

Should make for some interesting arrivals at Heathrow Terminal 4 with all those "Bus stands" remote from the terminal.
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