A380 superjumbo in Cardiff in pictures
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The world's largest passenger plane - a British Airways A380 superjumbo - has visited Cardiff to allow the airport to test its ability to handle an aircraft of that size
BA - which has a maintenance base at Cardiff Airport - hopes the superjumbo's first visit to the Welsh capital will prove the airport can cope in the event of a diversion
The aircraft, which landed at just after 09:00 BST on Monday and left about 14:15 BST, flew into Cardiff as part of its preparations for long-haul operations
Pilots and cabin crew on the A380 based in Kent have been making test flights
BA has spent £10bn upgrading its long-haul fleet and is the first UK airline to take delivery of the A380 superjumbo, ordering 12 in total
Staff at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) - which employs more than 800 people - were among those viewing the fleet's latest arrival
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