Emirates A380 announcement

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Chatter I have seen is hinting that the first EK flight will be sometime between July and August as a one off. Much talk about it combining with certain air shows that happen around that time.

The first 380 is currently having its cabin fitted out so it seems rather silly to have the plane sat on the ground for a month doing nothing!

Cabin interior maps now available

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I have read elsewhere that the entirely non-Y upper deck and entirely Y lower deck is designed for their hub airport. Apparently the terminal will be 2 levels. It is possible that Y PAX will never see their non-Y superiors!

Originally posted by McMaddog
Cabin interior maps now available

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So where is the infamous shower that needs a tonne of water?

H

Originally posted by McMaddog
...entirely Y lower deck

Proof, if were needed, that Y pax really are treated like nothing more than ballast.

H

I am liking the upper deck just for premium pax, keeping away from the Y Pax! [}:)]

It looks like a better config than SQ. Seat 1A on SQ looks on to the stairwell and doesn't look like it is in a cabin environment? Just my 2c worth!

DMB

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
It looks like a better config than SQ. Seat 1A on SQ looks on to the stairwell and doesn't look like it is in a cabin environment? Just my 2c worth!

Everyone seems to bang on about 1A/1F on the SQ A380 being overlooked by the staircase. The reality is that no pax come up or down the stairs because it's roped off. Very occasionally crew will use it, but I never felt my seat was being looked over. Far more likely is being overlooked by your fellow pax across the aisle if you are in rows 2 or 3 if you leave your doors open. Row 4 can't be looked over, but it's close to the galley and thus suffers noise, as does row 3 to some extent. In row 3 I could still hear a crying baby back in Y, and there's two sets of curtains, a galley and the uber-loos to contend with.

Row 1 affords the greatest privacy and least traffic in my experience: even with the doors open, no-one will gaze over you unless they dare to walk down the staricase and overtly lean over the stair rail.

Regarding EK's layout, firstly there are two more pax in F than in SQ's R. Secondly, because they are upstairs, where the width of the aircraft is narrower (cf, SQ runs 2-4-2 in Y upstairs and 3-4-3 in Y downstairs) and so the space afforded to F pax, certainly in width, I would suggest is less than on SQ.

My own thoughts are that they're still suites in F, similar to those EK have on the A345, and their new B77L that they're currently running to Houston and Sao Paulo.

Cheers, Howard

I think in Y SIA has a better mix - 2+4+2 like the VS Airbus which seems to be universally liked by singles and couples, and 3+4+3 which is better for families. The Emirates is just one massive cabin. Still, since they have a reputation for packing people in at least it's not 3+5+3. Saying that, there is talk that this is the low density config A380 and their high density version is yet to be seen ...

Originally posted by Howard Long

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
It looks like a better config than SQ. Seat 1A on SQ looks on to the stairwell and doesn't look like it is in a cabin environment? Just my 2c worth!

Everyone seems to bang on about 1A/1F on the SQ A380 being overlooked by the staircase. The reality is that no pax come up or down the stairs because it's roped off. Very occasionally crew will use it, but I never felt my seat was being looked over. Far more likely is being overlooked by your fellow pax across the aisle if you are in rows 2 or 3 if you leave your doors open. Row 4 can't be looked over, but it's close to the galley and thus suffers noise, as does row 3 to some extent. In row 3 I could still hear a crying baby back in Y, and there's two sets of curtains, a galley and the uber-loos to contend with.

Row 1 affords the greatest privacy and least traffic in my experience: even with the doors open, no-one will gaze over you unless they dare to walk down the staricase and overtly lean over the stair rail.

Regarding EK's layout, firstly there are two more pax in F than in SQ's R. Secondly, because they are upstairs, where the width of the aircraft is narrower (cf, SQ runs 2-4-2 in Y upstairs and 3-4-3 in Y downstairs) and so the space afforded to F pax, certainly in width, I would suggest is less than on SQ.

My own thoughts are that they're still suites in F, similar to those EK have on the A345, and their new B77L that they're currently running to Houston and Sao Paulo.

Cheers, Howard

Thanks Howard, I knew you had been in 1A, it is good to get first hand experience. I wouldn't say no to either First Class [:w]

I look forward to your TR's on your EK F trip Howard. Have a good weekend, [y]

Dominic

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
I wouldn't say no to either First Class [:w]

LOL - I don't think anyone would! What's shocking is that in the same space that SQ have 12 R pax, there are 76 Y pax on the EK A380. That's a space ratio of over 6:1 !!!

I am always looking for opportunities to rid the planet of Dom Perignon 1999. My last EK experience was a short three hour hop AKL-SYD last month, and I was well into my second bottle as we landed.

H.

Originally posted by Howard Long

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
I wouldn't say no to either First Class [:w]

LOL - I don't think anyone would! What's shocking is that in the same space that SQ have 12 R pax, there are 76 Y pax on the EK A380. That's a space ratio of over 6:1 !!!

I am always looking for opportunities to rid the planet of Dom Perignon 1999. My last EK experience was a short three hour hop AKL-SYD last month, and I was well into my second bottle as we landed.

H.

I remember the TR's you did last time. You must do a running tally of how many you drink this time! [^]

DMB