Originally Posted by
Hawaiian717
The idea of the A380 had me thinking last night. Can LAX T2 accommodate the A380? I heard one of the reasons Air China didn't initially use the 747-8i at LAX because it couldn't handle that plane until CA moved to TBIT. With the Delta move to T2/T3, can whatever south side terminal HA ends up at (presumably T5 or T6) handle the A380? Or would HA have to move to TBIT in order to use the A380 there?
HA is moving to T5 in the Spring. I think where they could park the plane is the least of their concerns at this point in the "looking at" the 380 phase. I think we all know, including Dunkerley that the 380 isn't realistic. I'm more and more convinced this is a display of setting the framework for other discussions. Or, it could be the dangling of a carrot in-front of the pilots during their contentious negotiations and the upcoming negotiations with the Flight Attendants.