Harry Krause wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:33:25 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

32 Hurt in Airbus Test Evacuation
From Reuters
March, 27 2006

PARIS — European aircraft maker Airbus said Sunday that 32 people
were injured, including one whose leg was broken, in a test
evacuation of its new A380 double-decker airliner, but it called the
test a success.


And they cheated and BARELY made it. They used a normal load, which
is something like 650 people, but the damn thing can carry 850 people
in it's max load configuration.

It's a disaster waiting to happen.



At the very least, and these damned cruise-ship sized planes are going
to be just awful for travelers. Who the hell thought airline
deregulation was a good idea?

Shouldn't take more than 45 minutes to get off the plane at journey's
end, and then what, an hour at the luggage kiosk?


I'd use the bathroom early in the trip....or hold it until landed.