A380 @ Manchester.

[Chris G6 UXU]

EK17 Emirates A380 into Manchester on Wednesday the 1st Of September 2010, it has been said that they are expecting 15,000 people to be around the airport to witness the arrival of this first A380 flight.

[G-CPTN]

Will there be room for them all?
I know it's large, but they'll need several trips I'd think . . . Shirley . . .

[Chris G6 UXU]

Morning G-C, they are used to big crowds at Manchester Airport especially for the big UEFA Cup games at MUFC when there are a lot of extra flights and thousands of extra spotters to see them.

[Chris G6 UXU]

Here is the link for tickets if you want to go and see the A380 at the viewing park on the 1st of September.

https://kiosk.iristickets.co.uk/k?ConcordeManchester&A380

[G-CPTN]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11148598

There was a webcam here (and it might reappear for the departure @ 15.20 BST):-
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1315589_live__worlds_biggest_passenger_plane_the_a 380_lands_in_manchester

[Chris G6 UXU]

There was about 6,500 people turned up at the viewing park which I think must be a record and there was quite a few thousand more around the airport, so all in all the A380s first visit created a lot of interest.

[G-CPTN]

Not my photographs (but some good ones of the A380):- http://jon-irwin.fotopic.net/c1891788_1.html

[Chris G6 UXU]

Morning G-C, there are some cracking shots there, we could do with him signing up on here. The A380 today is being operated by A6-EDI and is due in Manchester at 12:30 pm.

[G-CPTN]

I think he's fully active elsewhere - a full-time spotter . . .

His photography is tip top!

http://jon-irwin.fotopic.net/