NEWS: No A380's For Atlanta Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (what a mouthful) has announced that they do not intend to make the necessary modifications to deal with the massive Airbus A380. The reaction from Airbus was a predictable equivalent of "yeah...well...we never wanted to land there anyway". In the mean time its reported that Airbus is leaning on some airports to get moving on preparations for the aircraft. To give you some perspective Orlando International Airport will spend $20 million dollars to upgrade taxiways and facilities to accomodate the behemoth. $20 million to be blessed with the opportunity to try and service 500-800 people dropped on your door step all at once. No thanks.

Finally, I'd like to note that tucked away in my January Archive is a post titled "The A380 Gamble" where I ask the question, "How many of them [airports] will decide its just not worth it?" The answer, so far, is at least one.