The Real Battle - The A380 or the 747-8 Intercontinental?

Now the Real qestion is not which one is the most gracefull. Though even the head of airbus couldn't argue that the A380 is not a gracefull airplane. The Concorde is without a doubt the most gracefull. So the real question is which one will get you to where you want to go on time. I have dealt with this in other places. The airbus could hold a third more. The last two trips I have had with A 747 were delayed by people checking in with bags and not showing up to the flight. Maybe they were lying down under the bar stool or some other bad reason. Either way I was delayed from 45 minutes to an hour. Now those odds are not the norm, but with a third more people it will not only cost more to land but also be more frequently delayed by passengers. Time slots and arrivals and departures are critical to the airlines and this is very important. I suspect this is a major driving force of the sales of the 757-8I over the A380. The A380 is a product of the pre 9/11 era. They had a lot of money invested and continued to pour money into it. The problem is this is the post 9/11 era, and people are going to be flying more and more point to point. This is the model the 787 and later the A350 project are designed around. This reduces the chance of terrorism taking out major transfer points as well. Never mind that we might be able to avoid LAX all together. LAX& Tom Bradley Terminal = the worst international airport in the world!!!