Superjumbo makes its regional debut

MANCHESTER Airport yesterday welcomed its first Airbus A380 superjumbo - the world's largest passenger plane.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Sep 2010, 15:12 BST

Updated 1st Sep 2010, 22:30 BST

Airline Emirates launched its daily services between Manchester and Dubai. Emirates has been operating the 500-seater plane into Heathrow, but this is the first time a regional UK airport has received one.