The world’s busiest airport is spending $30 million to make itself accessible to the world’s biggest airliner.
Hartsfield-Jackson International plans to widen taxiways and runway shoulders and make terminal improvements that will enable it to handle the Airbus A380 -- a double-decker widebody that can carry 400 to 525 passengers in typical configurations.
Korean Air is considering a handful of U.S. cities including Atlanta for service with the A380, a spokeswoman said.
Any airport that can handle a Boeing 747 already can handle an A380, according to Airbus spokeswoman Mary Anne Greczyn.
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