To: sageb1
The cost of retrofitting airports to accommodate A-380 could be a problem. Heathrow in London has spent $885 million to prepare for the plane’s flights.
If you pack 500 folks on each plane, and ten of those planes take off every day for ten years straight, that's $48.50 per passenger just to pay for the upgrades. That's without ongoing expenses like maintenance, utilities, staffing, etc. How in the world did that ever pencil out?
8 posted on
06/19/2007 8:04:00 PM PDT by
JayNorth
To: JayNorth
9 posted on
06/19/2007 8:06:48 PM PDT by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: JayNorth
and that’s just for one airport.
10 posted on
06/19/2007 8:21:47 PM PDT by
AFreeBird
(Will NOT vote for Rudy. <--- notice the period)
To: JayNorth
Airbus CAN’T fail. Europe won’t let it.
14 posted on
06/19/2007 8:41:54 PM PDT by
ROTB
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