Dawn of the Superjumbos

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This week is a historic one for Singapore Airlines. Being my country's main airline, SIA took delivery of the first Airbus A380 superjumbo from Airbus at a ceremony in Toulouse, France on Monday. See a picture of what the aeroplane looks like. This evening, the plane was flown back to Singapore's Changi International Airport to a grand ceremony. I am without doubt feeling very proud as SIA is the first airline in the world to fly this superjumbo, on the Singapore-Sydney route commencing 25th October 2007. This also marks the advent of the giant double-decker plane into aviation service, and later next year, more airlines will fly this aircraft as well. I was so excited with anticipation about its arrival here that I drove all the way to the airport near where the runway is, to catch a glimpse of its arrival. And I wasn't disappointed, because at 6.40pm, it appeared in the sky from the sea off Changi before touching down. I do hope to be able to take a ride on one of these giant aircrafts one day. Maybe I'll plan a trip to Sydney one day in the near future to realise this. Do you all like air travel, and feel excited each time you have an opportunity to fly on one of these giant birds? One day, your airline too will fly the A380 as more planes are delivered by Airbus over the years. Will you, like me, be excited to welcome the superjumbos and look forward to getting on board one of these for a trip overseas? If so, share your excitement here!!