ATLANTA -- The world's largest passenger aircraft is set for a landing at the world's busiest airport.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials reported Wednesday Korean Air will use the Airbus A380 for its daily service between Atlanta and Seoul, starting as early as January 2013.

The airport has several projects under way to prepare for the massive aircraft's arrival. Sections of taxiways and a runway are being widened to accommodate the A380 and two adjacent gates on Concourse E (E1 and E3) are being modified to simultaneously serve the double-decker aircraft.

Each of Korean Air's A380-800s seats 407 passengers (12 first class, 94 prestige class and 301 economy class).

The A380, which entered commercial service in 2007, is 238.5 feet long and has a wingspan of 262 feet.

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ATLANTA (WXIA) -- The long-awaited arrival of Southwest Airlines happened Sunday morning as flights began to depart Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Southwest has long-sought a presence at the world's busiest airport. The airline's entry was facilitated by their purchase of AirTran Airways, which has, along with Delta Air Lines, been the carrier with one of the largest hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson.

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