Therell be more than a few passengers booked on QF2 around that date keeping an eye on the seat plan. . The Airbus A380 has failed to win the confidence of many other operators, including Air France, which brought forward the aircrafts retirement early because of the pandemic. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). On refurbished A380 aircraft, the Premium Economy cabin has 60 seats in a 2-3-2 layout. We have been replacing the bigger aircraft with the 787s. We'll run a soft credit check to find special offers, but it wont affect your credit score. 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Qantas A380s serve Los Angeles (LAX) and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) in the US, as well as other destinations in the carrier's network. we are flying Singapore to London in October on an A380 and hopefully it's with the new business suite. It's been 10 months since Qantas sent its A380s to the Mojave Desert for long-term storage. Click to reveal Username or email already exists! The flights put crews and the aircraft through it their paces. Qantas most on-time major domestic airline for seven months in a row. the SYD-JNB and SYD-SCL would follow., as for the A380, I see 6 culled, and maybe adding a few more 787-9. " As noted, we can be pretty certain VH-OQI will be the next refurbished A380 followed by VH-OQL. I believe Alice Springs currently has no capacity for additional parked aircraft at the moment though it intends on doubling the capacity in the short term. Worse for those pax who are not native English speakers. Seat map. Can anyone clarify if it is the newest 6 that are refurbed or a mix?..if its a mix doesn't make sense they'd refurb the older iterations as I understand some had issues. And I'll be mothballing my QFF card, and firing up the Emirates Skywards instead (or whoever keeps flying the A380). Absolutely. We now have even more details from Executive Traveler on the rollout of the new interiors. You can use your existing password to login, or if you can't remember it, you can reset it using the link provided here. parties. That plane is followed by a Qantas Dreamliner - both bound for Sydney. If youve forgotten your password, simply enter your email address At the time, the airline didn't think they would be . The 3 years that Joyce is suggesting possibly worst case scenario however I would anticipate March 2022, Services like SYD-LAX, BNE- LAX and SYD-DFW to return to around 70% of pre-avoidablevirus numbers. 14 First, 64 Business, 35 Premium Economy and 371 Economy seats. Managing Editor - Joanna has worked in publishing for more than a decade and is fast becoming a go-to source for commercial aviation analysis. TPG's JT Genter reviewed Qantas' 787-9 business class last year and gave the product high marks. Initially Qantas won't be selling first class on the A380, but rather will be seating top tier . They haven't been added to the map yet, but those are the six. I can see myself waiting until I can travel on the A380 again (preferrably Qantas but, if not, Emirates, Qatar or Etihad). And the B787-9 provides much better cargo economics as it can fit up to 36 LD3 sized containers in the belly, whilst the A380 takes 38 containers, but at a much higher operating cost. It that case it's very close. That's the level of flexibility we have.. Qantas hasn't released details of the A380's premium economy seat pitch but they have said the A380 would have the same premium economy seat pitch as the Boeing 787, and that's the real concern. Qantas A380 NEW Business Class & Premium Economy - YouTube Airbus 380 seat map | Qantas US More bums on seats equal more dollars in Qantas pockets. for at least three years," Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce confirmed to media during a press teleconference following the announcement of a, its international network to reach only 50% of its pre-pandemic capacity during, the 2021-2022 financial year, Joyce said the A380s ", dont have any use during this period of time. It's quite specialised. I really think the designers were friggin lazy. A sad day for passengers. So much space. In basic economy, travelers can expect new seat cushions and improved inflight entertainment. We'll see Qantas' final eight A380s re-enter the fleet by the end of 2020. Why send the fleet to the Mohave? For the time being, the aircraft will remain parked until such time as demand signals that its the right moment for them to return. Emirates, which is by far the largest operator of the A380, however, remains committed to the plane, as does British Airways which has no plans to retire its fleet ahead of schedule. Joyce said, If demand comes back earlier, we can reactivate the A380s within three to six months. An easy decision for the airline bean counters. Theyre directed towards the big premium market. The thrice-weekly flights are a stop-gap measure to solve a problem caused by out-of-action 787-9 Dreamliner crews. 198.204.249.226 The refurbishment will fit the cabin out with a compelling business class and a large premium economy cabin. On The Move: Qantas Relocates An Airbus A380 To Abu Dhabi - Simple Flying However, the return of Hudson Fysh suggests at least one of the oldest Qantas A380s has a future at the airline. Refurbished Qantas Airbus A380s Will Take To The Skies In September So you don't like the 'Australian-ishness' of the branding but the cabin crew uniforms from Ansett and Jetstar are OK because they 'fully embued (sic) Australia' and 'come off as so much more Australian and classier'?