From USA TODAY
World's largest plane gets more U.S. routes
Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of – or a seat on – the world's biggest commercial passenger plane in the U.S. will find more options than ever this year. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) became the latest U.S. airport to land service on the Airbus A380 last week, joining seven other U.S. airports that already have regular flights on the double-decked airliner. The A380, so big that it's been dubbed a "superjumbo" jet, isn't new to the United States. It's been flying here since 2008, when Emirates – now the world's largest operator of the aircraft – made its maiden passenger flight on the A380 on a route from Dubai to New York JFK. This year, the number of A380 routes in the United States has proliferated, with five airlines set to add seven new U.S. routes between August and December. That will grow the number of nonstop routes from the U.S. with at least seasonal A380 service to 22 by the end of 2014, a year-over-year increase of about 30%.
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