It's not just 45 minutes, its an extra 45 mintues in additon to the normal connection requirements. Can you imagine any airline unloading and sorting out the bags for 500 pax from a single flight in 45 mins? I don't think so....[/QUOTE]

i couldn't agree more, but please..... do not be fooled into thinking this aircraft will carry 500 pax. it can and will be configured to stuff in 800 suffering travelers. can you say 735....
and now this: EADS, the parent company of Airbus, warned yesterday that sales of its new super-jumbo, the A380, would have to be 20 per cent higher than initially forecast in order for the programme to break even at current exchange rates.

Airbus had said it would need to sell 250 of the 555-seat aircraft to cover costs. The break-even sales figure is now above 300 planes. Orders for the A380 stand at 154.

It is the latest setback for the A380 following the disclosure last year that the cost of developing it could be $1.5bn higher than budgeted - bringing the final bill to $12bn.

i couldn't be happier coa is passing on the 380.... so far