Big is not necessarily beautiful, assures Dea Birkett. PERSONALLY, I've always thought size isn't everything. Surely, quality is as important -no, more important - than quantity. But travel trends are now towards making everything bigger, if not necessarily better. The new Airbus A380 has just entered service as the world's largest airliner, touching down at London's Heathrow airport for the first time in March. Until then, the giant's crown had been held for almost four decades by the US-made Boeing 747 j umbo jet. But the classic jumbo only carries around 400 passengers, whereas the new Airbus seats more than twice that number. Currently, Singapore Airlines is its only operator,.but others will follow by the end of the year.
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