The Airbus A380 is in the city as part of Kingfisher Airlines' second anniversary celebrations. The world's biggest plane made its debut in new Delhi on May 6, 2007 and landed in Mumbai at 3.45 pm yesterday
king of aircraft: The Airbus A380 parked at the runway of Chhatrapati Shivaji airport shortly after it landed from Delhi. The aircraft is scheduled to go on a patch flight (a short test flight conducted with select guests on board) around the city, today. United Breweries Chairman Vijay Mallya and Chief Operating Officer Airbus Industries John Leahy will play hosts to socialite Shobhaa De, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, actor Sanjay Khan, politicians Murli and Milind Deora and Uddhav Thackeray, among others pic/pradeep dhivar
Top-notch: Passengers travelling first class in the A380 will be treated like royalty. They will have complete leg space with seats that recline 180 degrees and cabin crew that will be at their constant beck and call. (Bottom left) The aircraft also has a first class suite with electrically actuated doors for privacy. (Bottom right) Unlike the first class of other aircraft, some of the seats in the A380's first class face each other. For more on the A380, visit www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/
2,76,800
The weight in kilos of the A380
800
The numbers of passengers the A380 can accommodate in economy class configurations
80 feet
The height of the A380, which is equivalent to a seven-storeyed building