The fury continues to photograph the king of the skies

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Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
07 January 2024 Sunday 16:08
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The fury continues to photograph the king of the skies

* The author is part of the community of readers of La Vanguardia

The Mirador de los Aviones continues to fill with families to continue enjoying the king of the sky, the Emirates A380, which has returned to operate this year from the Barcelona-El Prat airport.

The approach maneuver of this giant is spectacular, as can be seen in La Vanguardia's Readers' Photos, since, in this case, the device entered crooked due to the strong crosswind, the famous crosswind.

Little by little it has been straightening up to be able to capture the plane above the people who were photographing its arrival. It's a spectacular feeling when you have it on you. Long live the king of heaven.

This passenger plane is, to date, the largest in the world. It is the device with the highest passenger capacity that operates regularly in El Prat.

It is the first jet aircraft with two decks along its entire fuselage, unlike the Boeing 747, in which, although it also has two, the upper deck covers only the front part of the fuselage.

This aircraft has a maximum capacity of 853 passengers in a hypothetical high-density economy class configuration.

Spotting is the observation and recording of aircraft. It is a practice so popular among photography lovers that they are called spotters. And, the El Prat de Llobregat airport is one of the best in the world for photographing airplanes.

It's easy to enjoy landings and takeoffs of different aircraft models every few minutes. Around the airport there are at least three places, three large viewpoints, prepared to enjoy this spectacle. Each of them allows you to see the planes in a different way.

The area of ​​stone benches is the most typical location and where there are the most people. For its part, the Mirador del Camí de Valencia is accessible on foot from the bench area. Another area is the tubular viewpoint. The last of the places to closely observe aircraft activity is the Mirador de l'Illa.