There was a fair amount of noise from the bar area. Avod this seat if you want a smooth ride and a decent sleep! There is an mini-wardrobe, in-seat mini-bar and a larger walk up bar with sofas at the rear of the cabin. The A380-800 layout with 519 seats displayed 16 First, 92 Business and 411 Economy The has two full-length decks of 49. The tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable and that is why these seats are narrower than standard. The console is located on the aisle-side of the seat, so you really feel like you have a private cocoon. It doubles as a staff room so I frequently had off-duty crew standing at my feet chatting to the staff inside. If you don't get a business ticket.
Light from galley also permeates through. Among disadvantages of these seats: reduced width because the armrests are immovable and close location of the stairs and lavatories. Some airlines have speculated configuring the planes for higher seat numbers, including a one-class layout seating 840 people. Can you not see me??!! In fact, the Emirates A380 business cabin displays 4 seats per row, but 50% of the width of the business seat is useless for the passenger: it serves basically for the legs of the back passenger in bed position. The seat reclines to horizontal and is comfortable to sleep in, although on a 16 hour flight, pyjamas would have been great like Virgin Upper. However I usually fly with work colleagues and we hang out at the bar quite a bit. Once bassinet in place cannot use entertainment system in seats a or b.
Bar at back of plane is great. Qatar Airways does something similar, whereby they make the rear upper deck economy passengers use the lower deck jet bridge and then walk up the rear stairs. Fully enclosed cabin means privacy. Was a perfect flight and seat for me. Close location of the galleys and lavatory may also represent a problem for passengers of the seats of the 39th row. The proximity to the galley may be bothersome. This airplane may transport 427 passengers: 42 in business class and 385 in economy.
Note: that the aisle seats B, D, G, J have the least pitch, as well as the shortest bed at 70 inches. These seats are narrower than standard as the armrests of these seats are immovable. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. For that, I will always choose 25K. Far enough forward of the bar area that I didn't hear any noise at all. Seat 6 is not bothersome due to proximity to bathroom because no one in 1st class uses it.
Only once did not get the meal of my choice. The airline also uses A380s on flights to Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Seoul, Shanghai and Toronto. Any window seat, for extra storage: As common on all A380s, the upper deck comes lined with extra storage bins below the windows, which are a great spot to stash smaller items like your laptop bag and amenity kit. Editorial Disclosure: The editorial content on this page is not provided by any entity mentioned herein. The proximity to the galley may be bothersome. Worst, the crew have an office under the stairs and the entrance is next to this row.
There are bassinets here for passengers with babies. As there is no seat in front of you the backing of the front seat is missing. The proximity to the lavatory may be bothersome. Called the Superjumbo, it is the largest, most comfortable, and quietest airliner in the world. Finding that out started my posts on this website, as the seat maps on seatguru seatmaestro and seatexpert were not accurate, did not provide the information required or not there at all. I extended the seat to the lie flat position while watching a movie and enjoying drink from seat minibar. Seats are narrow, tray table small so food is served on a small tray - you end up knocking your food around and if you want a cup of tea you will most likely spill it.
The proximity to the lavatories may be bothersome. Fortunately there wasn't a peep out of the baby in mine over the 10 hr flight. Also, a very late departure meant that the inadequate number of toilets were swamped and foul-smelling from the moment our seat-belt sign was extinguished. Of the planes currently in service, the passenger capacity ranges from 379 4-class layout in to 615 passengers 2-class layout in. It was horrible expereince and waste of money. Breakfast is a option of cheese omelette following chicken chipolata, spinach and potatoes or scrambled eggs like smoked baked beans, spinach and mushrooms nice. We can find better seats and cabin comfort in premium economy in other airlines like Air France except for the bed position.
This was my first time on an A380 2nd time was the much longer connecting flight through to Sydney. The owner of this site is not an investment advisor, financial planner, nor legal or tax professional and articles here are of an opinion and general nature and should not be relied upon for individual circumstances. Nice seat, great legroom and service as expected in Business Class. Lounges have a complimentary bar and dining. My daughter and her family live in Dubai and we visit her two or three times a year.
As there are no seats behind other passengers and crew members passing by tend to bump into the seats 45C and 45H. The Upper coach in the A380 with two seats is just great. This seat might possibly be the best on the plane! Emirates are always top class, both in economy and business, but this experience on this flight was a great incentive to stay business class going forward. Very nice seat , beautiful samsung tv screen and perfect bed at night. However the Emirates staff surprised me with a mini champagne and a box of chocolate cake l believe at the request of a family friend for my 75th birthday on the previous day.