Few aircraft are truly as unique or as easily identifiable as the Airbus A380, a lumbering, four-engine, double-decker aircraft known for breaking records as the highest-capacity passenger jet to ever take to the skies. The A380 was designed for an era in which airport capacity was reaching its limits and airlines wanted more ways to increase passenger numbers. With a limited number of gate slots, airlines looked towards higher-capacity aircraft to allow them to fulfill their objectives. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic came around, many airlines elected to retire their superjumbo jets, instead opting for more nimble widebodies that offered better per-seat economics.