Why is there such a need to make everything bigger?

I’m writing this week’s column from a London hotel in readiness for a work related trip to Vancouver, flying from Heathrow tomorrow.

I was happy up until this morning – then my companion for this trip informed me that we are flying on the new Airbus A380.

At first, this didn’t mean a thing to me.

Then, I discovered on the internet something that made my stomach turn.

It appears that this is the biggest passenger airline in the world.

I’m not a big fan of flying. Well, my arms get tired for a start.

I watched a video of this huge double-decker aircraft take off and land and its sheer size made it hard to imagine that such a thing can stay up in the air and land safely.

From what I can see, the wings are about the same size as the Swansea Airport runway.

I have already halved the contents of my suitcase to give this winged beast a better chance of staying up in the air. Wish me luck!