Monster plane lands in Sydney

Just before 5.30 yesterday evening the first commercial flight of the new Airbus A380 landed at Sydney airport. The Singapore Airlines plane was only carrying about 470 people (instead of the 800+ it could carry) and the passengers had paid over the odds through a charity auction on eBay to get seats in the first flight from Singapore.

The plane flew over the harbour on the way to the airport but as the weather had been wet with low cloud all day, it wasn't much of a sight! This huge plane will eventually be as commonplace as the 747 and probably replace it as the main long-haul carrier.

We may end up using it one day, although the thought of such a big plane with so many passengers doesn't appeal at the moment!

(The photo is from the Sydney Morning Herald).