A380s wanna fly here - are the airports ready?

Along with Lufthansa, atleast three airline companies are attempting to bring the A380 planes to India. But these companies are still waiting for the infrastructure to be built, and only then will they be able to finalise their plans in India and in the route proving issue.
The A380 plane painted in the Lufthansa colours will only be available to customers/ flyers after 2009 but the preparations to bring this plane to India are in full swing. German airlines have ordered 15 of these huge birds and are planning to bring them to India.
Orders for over 150 such palatial planes have been placed, by companies like Virgin and Emirates who like Lufthansa, have expressed their intent to bring these planes to India. Now the wait begins - for Mumbai and Delhi's international airports to beef up infrastructure so they can operate these double decker planes. These planes can carry a minimum of 500 passengers at once, but if all seats were to be made only economy class, that number could go upto 800 passengers.
26/03/07 Shishir Sinha/ Moneycontrol.com

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007, Foreign Mar 2007