701151 wrote on Jul 28^th, 2011 at 4:07am:

The A380 is too big for the airports they certified it for (most). My dad was at Charles de Gualle last week

Ah, I forgot to mention some reliable source of information there. Thanks for pointing that out, Peter.  ::)
It's de Gaulle by the way, a rewarded soldier in France and later president for a decade.