Well airports need traffic to stay in business. I'm suprised LAX isn't making plans becasue quite a few carriers using the airport have the A380 on order and it's surely in the airports interests to have as many passengers per plane as possible coming thorough (more revenue per movement). Regards, David On Sunday 30 November 2003 05:33, Herman R. Silbiger wrote: > They just should ask Branson to pay for the improvements he wants. In > any case I don't understand why airport authorities are forced to > accommodate any plane than wants to come in. It might actually be a good > idea if no US airport could take the A380, since no US airline has any > on order. > > Herman > > >Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:48:31 -0800 > > From: JEC - Washington Residance <john.e.conner@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Subject: REUTERS: Sir Richard Branson has asked California Governor Arnold > > Schwarzenegger To Save LA Superjumbo Flights > > > >http://news.airwise.com/stories/2003/11/1069869387.html > >Saturday November 29, 2003 > >Branson Asks Arnie To Save LA Superjumbo Flights > >November 26, 2003=20 > >British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has asked California Governor = > >Arnold Schwarzenegger to help rescue plans to fly the world's biggest = > >passenger plane into Los Angeles. > > > >Branson's Virgin Atlantic will be among the first airlines to fly the = > >Airbus A380 but is worried Los Angeles Airport will not make changes = > >needed to accommodate the mammoth double-deckers due in 2006. > > > >"Unfortunately it currently seems that the airport will not have the = > >facilities to handle an aircraft of this size," Branson said in a letter = > >sent to Schwarzenegger this week. > > > >A Virgin spokeswoman said on Wednesday it was also in discussion with = > >Airbus, which is working with several airports on changes needed for the = > >A380. > > > >One of eight airlines that have ordered the planes, Virgin said in a = > >statement only two of nine airports in its plans were ready. > > > >Branson, a fervent aviation buff who flies hot-air balloons and begged = > >rival British Airways to allow Virgin to save the supersonic Concorde = > >from retirement, asked Schwarzenegger to help ensure Los Angeles remains = > >open to the A380. > > > >"For a great and world-leading airport not to be able to support this = > >revolutionary new aircraft would be a blow to its and California's = > >reputation globally," he said. > > > >He added that Los Angeles might also figure in Virgin's plans to set up = > >a low-fares carrier in the United States next year. > > > >(Reuters) > >http://news.airwise.com/stories/2003/11/1069869387.html