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Old 1st October 2017 | 18:54
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When the A380 entered service, airports all over the world were evaluated for suitability for diversion. For example, SeaTac (SEA) was determined to be suitable for an emergency diversion. However it's not approved for regular service - upgrades would be required before an operator could use Seattle as a planned destination.
I suspect the list of approved diversion airports is available on the A380 flight deck.
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