World's largest passenger airplane lands at new Islamabad Int'l Airport

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The largest passenger airplane of the world, Airbus A380, landed for the first time at the new Islamabad International Airport On Sunday. First flight of A380 will arrive with 650 passengers on board from Dubai. It will be a landmark in the aviation history of the Pakistan. The Civil Aviation Authority has granted permission to a Middle Eastern airline, which will fly the giant aircraft, to bring the airplane to Pakistan. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner which is the world's largest passenger airliner. A380 can accommodate up to 868 passengers. It has the capacity to carry 323, 545 litres of fuel, which is equal to 85471 gallons. It arrived from Dubai with six hundred fifty passengers on board. The departing flight to Duabi will leave at 3:45 this afternoon.