Eleven years after it entered service, the world’s biggest passenger plane has finally been deployed on the planet’s premier long-haul route: London to New York. But the secondhand A380 will fly the route for only three weeks. The “SuperJumbo” has been chartered by Norwegian for its Gatwick-JFK operation. It is needed to cover for Boeing 787 Dreamliners which are out of service due to continuing problems with Rolls-Royce engines. From 3 to 23 August one of Norwegian’s two daily services on the route will be operated by an A380 belonging to the Portuguese charter airline, Hi Fly. As The Independent reported in April, Hi Fly has acquired one of the A380s formerly leased by Singapore Airlines. It has re-painted the jet with a campaigning slogan “Coral Reefs Gone By 2050”. According to Hi Fly’s publicity, the cabin configuration has remained the same, with 12 first class “suites”, 60 business class seats and 399 economy seats.