Of course! It's a "chicken v's egg" kinda problem. What do you fix first - the "airfield" or the "terminal". You cant have one without the other. Fixing both to accom. an A380, will be a very daunting task for most airports, with the possible exception of DXB. Then again, where is Emerites going to use all those 380's they have on order - LAX - I doubt it! I wonder if the planning folks at HKG or OSA or any other "new" airport, took into account an acft. of this size and MTOW? Not to mention, the ATC related issues....Just my 2 bit's worth - I'am sure no expert on the subject, by any means. One thing is FOR SURE - you wont get me on an A380 - I would never be able to find my seat! Can you imagine waiting for your bag(s) after a LHR-SYD flight.......OHMIGAWD! Does anyone know how many "horse-shoe" seats are on this aircraft - cannot find that info. on the Airbus site. Liam. YVR. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Liam Tully" <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:56 PM Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > In my opinion "terminal surgery" is incidental. If you can't land them and > get them to the gate area you can have the biggest terminal in the universe > and it don't matter. > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > > > > Only after some major "terminal surgery".... > > > > Liam. > > YVR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:56 PM > > Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/3/2003 12:47:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > > lrtully@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > << And of course the obvious Canadian choice > > > would be our infamous YMX - they could > > > handle 10 at a time....NOW! >> > > > > > > ROTFLMAO. Do you think any of the big 3 Y-- airports are A380 > candidates? > > > > > > > >