Originally Posted by Capt Groper
Real reason - Airports not ready for this A/C?
Wouldn't be in the interests of the Manufactor and Airlines to have a few more than 4 airports available for operational service of this A/C. Surely this is the real reason for the delays.
I don't understand your point. It's up to the airlines to identify the need and benefits to the airport. I assume that the number of airports expecting to support the A380
commercially (having nothing to do with diversions) will do so based on expected route traffic
To me it's not a case of having the airport lined up first. It's a case of the airlines identifying the proposed route and then negotiating with the airport. I would also ignore any utterance of a single US congressman as they don't always reflect the will of the people who fly.