Originally Posted by
daved
Big is not always better. To me, I think the comfort features of the 787 will be better than the A380. I'll try to avoid the A380 because (1) I don't want to travel with that many people, (2) the extra time to board and deplane, (3) the extra people to process thru customs/passport control, and (4) the extra people and time needed to pick up baggage.
I believe the size/quantity of passengers is benefitial to the airline, but certainly not to the passengers.
1) Fair enough but does it matter how many other people are on board?
2) Boarding and disembarking will be the same if not faster than a 747 with most airports installing 3 air bridges. 2 for the main deck and 1 for the upper deck. 737/767 can take just as long to disembark too.
3) Yes I agree this could be a problem, hopefully the airports will be prepared for this.
4) Again hopefully the airports are prepared, but easily to implement by using one claim for First and Business class and one for economy.
Originally Posted by
cj001f
... and how the airport manages it than the plane itself.
Exactly!