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| Airbus A380 airliner to fly from Birmingham Airport | Airbus A380 airliner to fly from Birmingham Airport |
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| The world's biggest passenger airliner has flown into Birmingham Airport ahead of a new daily flights schedule from the West Midlands. | The world's biggest passenger airliner has flown into Birmingham Airport ahead of a new daily flights schedule from the West Midlands. |
| The Airbus A380 will operate on a route run by Middle Eastern airline Emirates between Birmingham and Dubai from Easter Sunday. | |
| The aircraft can fly 15,200km (9,995 miles) and carry 600 passengers. | The aircraft can fly 15,200km (9,995 miles) and carry 600 passengers. |
| Bosses hope its arrival can help the airport to keep expanding and serve more passengers. | Bosses hope its arrival can help the airport to keep expanding and serve more passengers. |
| Bob Graham, airport operations director, said £1m had been spent on the infrastructure needed to host the plane. | Bob Graham, airport operations director, said £1m had been spent on the infrastructure needed to host the plane. |
| He said the new service was "a fantastic opportunity" to bring in more passengers to the airport - which handled 10 million passengers in 2015 - as well as more jobs for the region. | He said the new service was "a fantastic opportunity" to bring in more passengers to the airport - which handled 10 million passengers in 2015 - as well as more jobs for the region. |
| "It's the most prestigious aircraft that's currently around," he said. | "It's the most prestigious aircraft that's currently around," he said. |
| Craig Burrows, from Emirates, said: "The challenge is trying to turn the aircraft around safely and securely. | Craig Burrows, from Emirates, said: "The challenge is trying to turn the aircraft around safely and securely. |
| "We need extra ground service equipment which we have to ensure gets on the aircraft safely and there's more fuel up-lift and a lot more baggage to be carried on the aircraft due to the bigger number of passengers." | "We need extra ground service equipment which we have to ensure gets on the aircraft safely and there's more fuel up-lift and a lot more baggage to be carried on the aircraft due to the bigger number of passengers." |
| The Airbus A380 | The Airbus A380 |