Feb 13 2008
World’s largest passenger plane to fly from London
The world’s largest passenger plane is due to start flying from London in March 2008. Let’s have a quick look at the aircraft and its facts and figures
27 April 2005 Saw the A380s maiden flight from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport
15 October 2007 Saw the first A380 being delivered to Singapore Airlines
The A380 burns 17 per cent less fuel per seat than any of the other large aircraft in use today. Low fuel burn means lower CO2 emissions.
Low-noise attributes mean that the A380 is significantly quieter than other large aircraft and greatly cuts down on runway noise during take off. The plane is not only quieter on the outside but also the inside greatly enhancing the comfort of its passengers.
The A380 aircraft can accommodate a total of 555 seats in 3 classes and on 2 decks though the number of seats can be reduced and the areas used for rest and bars etc can be increased. If the plane is used solely for economy class then the plane can seat 853
If you want to visit an Airbus factory then you will be interested to know that tours are organised at the Airbus main factories in Toulouse and Hamburg
Airbus has received 189 orders for its A380 plane and Singapore airlines have already been delivered two of the A380 planes. Singapore airlines will start daily return flights between London Heathrow and Singapore in March 2008. Flights between Singapore and Sydney are already in operation.
The first A380 flight to London will leave Singapore’s Changi Airport on the 18 March 2008, at 09:00 hrs and arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport at 15:05 hrs local timings
On the same day, the aircraft will return to Singapore, leaving Heathrow at 18:55 hrs, and arriving back into Singapore at 15:35 hrs the next day
We travelled in the A380 from Sydney to Singapore last December, we had economy seats upstairs and although there was a little more space, I still found it to be still cramped for a nearly 180cm in height person, 200mm more would be heaven.
The meals were very good and the service was really good, we have flown on many airlines and to daye Singapore airlines service we have found to be superior to others. The A380 was quieter, and being upstairs we didn’t hear the landing gear come into action, would ove to try business class, looking at there seat size makes one envious but on the other hand why are they so wide? nearly twice the size of a person, maybe some of that area could have been cut back and increased the size a little in ecomony, I’m sure many economy passengers would agree.
Looking forward to flying al the way to London on the A380, we have heard many Americans whine over their long flight, they should try flying from Sydney to London 22 plus hours, and that’s why the ecomony seats should be more roomy.
Moderators comments;
Thank you so much for this feedback. Has anyone else travelled on the A380?