BLITZER: Welcome back to THE SITUATION ROOM. Clearly, some airlines think bigger is better. But is the world really ready for the Airbus A-380? Not every airport can accommodate an airliner built to carry more than 500 passengers. But some will in the future. London got its first look today after a massive airport renovation. CNN's Richard Quest has our "Welcome to the Future" report -- Richard.</s>RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, the A-380 has already visited many other international airports like Singapore and Dubai. But there was always going to be more interest in its arrival at Heathrow for one simple reason. It's the busiest international airport in the world that's not restricted and congested. Many say Heathrow is the very airport for which this plane has been designed. So it was a lot of people came to watch the landing. A slightly bumping landing, it has to be admitted. But over the next few hours, they've been testing, watching, and monitoring. For instance, the strengthened runways, the widened taxiways. This new stair assist (ph) that was built at several hundred million dollar cost allows flat bridges (ph) to come to the plane at different levels to accommodate the hundreds of passengers that will get off the giant double-decker. So far, both Heathrow and the 380 have passed with flying colors. It will be some months, though, Wolf, before passengers get to fly on the plane. The first commercial flight goes from Singapore to Sydney in December. And there's one thing of which we hope to be sure, I'll be on board, Wolf.</s>BLITZER: A nice look at the future. Richard, thank you very much. Remember, we're here weekday afternoons. We're back in one hour, 7 p.m. Eastern. Until then, thanks for watching. "LOU DOBBS TONIGHT" starts right now, Lou standing by. Hi, Lou.</s>DOBBS: Hi, Wolf. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Heathrow Airport Expanded to Handle Double-Decker Planes