Despite its initial promise, changing industry trends have seen the Airbus A380 become something of a white elephant, with the double-decker quadjet only selling around 250 units by the time its production came to an end. A key limiting factor in the superjumbo’s success was the limited number of airports that could handle it due to its immense size, as well as the high levels ofpassenger demand that routes needed to justify its presence.
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