November 27, 2021

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November 27, 2021

A piece of normality: in the A380 from Frankfurt to London Heathrow

Thick clouds hang over the Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt on this Sunday morning when, as if from nowhere, the four majestic Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines of the Airbus A380-800 appear on the horizon. British Airways Flight 902 took off from its home airport, London Heathrow, with a delay of 47 minutes. "Heathrow is slowly filling up again," Captain White announced over the loudspeaker. "As was the case in London, there was simply no pushback truck that could push this large aircraft out of its parking position on time, so we are a little behind schedule." The "Super Airbus" finally reached parking position E10 at Terminal 15 at 20:2 a.m., around 2 minutes late. "We are happy and are delighted to be flying the exceptionally short distance from Frankfurt to London with you today in this A18 after a break of almost 380 months on the ground." At this point, even the last passenger will realize that today's flight is a little special. I can hardly hide a small smile when the captain mentions during his almost 5-minute speech that he can hardly move in the cockpit today, as a total of 5 pilots are scheduled for this flight and are spread around him. There were also 18 flight attendants and 2 technicians on board to ensure that everything runs smoothly. The journey British Airways has decided to carry out A380 line training on the routes London(LHR)-Madrid-London(LHR) – course: BA462&BA463 and London(LHR)-Frankfurt-London(LHR) – course BA902&BA903. The journey to Frankfurt can be represented in various ways. The airport

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