A380 at MAN
Emirates has said that there is a possibility of A380 ops from Feb 2010.
Stand 12 would be a A380 parking stand, when work to strengthen the apron finishes in October. However B pier wouldn't be able to cope with the amount of passengers trying to board a flight at the end of the pier also it wouldn't be safe to have 800+ passengers boarding in this area.
If the A380 was to park on stand 12, Passengers would be bussed from Gate 20 (T1 Airside Busing lounge) which can accommodate 1500+ passengers.
At the moment the only A380 stand at MAN is stand 62, there are plans to accommodate the A380 on stand 31 and 32.