A380 superjumbo makes European debut in London

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LONDON (AFP) — The world's biggest passenger plane, Airbus's A380, touched down in London Tuesday on its first commercial flight to Europe facing questions from green groups over its eco-friendly billing.

The Singapore Airlines jet, as tall as a seven-storey building and with about 50 percent more cabin space than its rivals, was carrying 449 passengers enjoying increased legroom and state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment.

Airbus said the superjumbo is "a significant step towards greener flying" but campaigners are less enthusiastic, warning the environmental benefits of the high-capacity plane will be outweighed by rising demand for air travel.

Flight SQ308 took off from Changi airport in Singapore at 9:19 am (0119 GMT) Tuesday and arrived in London at...