Comments on: FLIGHT REVIEW: Qantas A380 economy http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/ The personal blog of Dan Warne, Australian tech journalist Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:45:40 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Gazz http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32772 Gazz Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:26:32 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32772 I am going on my first ever long haul flight from London Heathrow to Singapore, then on to Perth in October. Being 6'5", and after receiving advice form the nice BA sales team, I have opted for a seat on premium economy and having read your reviews re. the A380, i am more excited than ever about this trip. I hope your reviews are pretty accurate! I am going on my first ever long haul flight from London Heathrow to Singapore, then on to Perth in October. Being 6'5", and after receiving advice form the nice BA sales team, I have opted for a seat on premium economy and having read your reviews re. the A380, i am more excited than ever about this trip. I hope your reviews are pretty accurate!

]]> By: Dan http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32773 Dan Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:59:59 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32773 Yikes, the pressure's on now Gazz!!! :-) But seriously, I think you'll have a great flight -- such a comfortable plane compared to the 747. Yikes, the pressure's on now Gazz!!! :-) But seriously, I think you'll have a great flight — such a comfortable plane compared to the 747.

]]> By: Dan Warne http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32739 Dan Warne Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:01:13 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32739 Nice to hear from you Gruber! Yeah, lack fo sleep, chest cough and international air travel is a horrible, horrible combination. I caught something in China on my last trip there (not surprising since the air in Shanghai is like breathing gaseous sandpaper) and had a very unpleasant trip home. I had procured some Chinese cold and flu tablets at the medical clinic at the Shanghai international airport (no pharmacy there at all.. you just had to see a doctor, and describe your symptoms in hand gestures, coughs and snorts to demonstrate the symptoms) and I reckon they put WAY more psuedoephedrine into those pills than normal. I felt aggro all the way home. If in China, avoid "Squibb Bufferin" pills. Nice to hear from you Gruber! Yeah, lack fo sleep, chest cough and international air travel is a horrible, horrible combination. I caught something in China on my last trip there (not surprising since the air in Shanghai is like breathing gaseous sandpaper) and had a very unpleasant trip home. I had procured some Chinese cold and flu tablets at the medical clinic at the Shanghai international airport (no pharmacy there at all.. you just had to see a doctor, and describe your symptoms in hand gestures, coughs and snorts to demonstrate the symptoms) and I reckon they put WAY more psuedoephedrine into those pills than normal. I felt aggro all the way home. If in China, avoid "Squibb Bufferin" pills.

]]> By: Andrew Kammergruber http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32738 Andrew Kammergruber Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:02:32 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32738 For anyone who happens to stand taller than 4"1' the A380 seems the only way to fly. I was stuck in the mentioned Deconomy seats on a long international not so long ago. Combine that with no sleep prior and a wonderful chesty cough... well... you get the picture. Thanks for the insight mate, and I concur with Lesley. I just want to fly! For anyone who happens to stand taller than 4"1' the A380 seems the only way to fly.

I was stuck in the mentioned Deconomy seats on a long international not so long ago. Combine that with no sleep prior and a wonderful chesty cough… well… you get the picture.

Thanks for the insight mate, and I concur with Lesley. I just want to fly!

]]> By: Dan Warne http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32737 Dan Warne Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:20:18 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32737 Arrgh don't you hate that Lesley... when you manage to score a seat that is actually worse than economy. Well, yes, I can absolutely recommend the A380. My friend Michael Kratz says the Singapore A380 was very similar. Can't wait for more A380s to make their way out to various routes... at the moment they seem clustered on the Sydney-London and Sydney-LA routes. Arrgh don't you hate that Lesley… when you manage to score a seat that is actually worse than economy. Well, yes, I can absolutely recommend the A380. My friend Michael Kratz says the Singapore A380 was very similar. Can't wait for more A380s to make their way out to various routes… at the moment they seem clustered on the Sydney-London and Sydney-LA routes.

]]> By: Lesley White http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32736 Lesley White Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:21:57 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32736 Hey Dan, I was stuck in Row 28 of the Boeing 777 from Sydney to Vancouver recently. That's the row in front of the loos with absolutely 0% reclining. Your 'review' makes me just want to fly .. well anywhere. Hey Dan, I was stuck in Row 28 of the Boeing 777 from Sydney to Vancouver recently. That's the row in front of the loos with absolutely 0% reclining. Your 'review' makes me just want to fly .. well anywhere.

]]> By: Josh http://danwarne.com/qantas-a380-flying-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-32734 Josh Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:04:28 +0000 http://danwarne.com/?p=353#comment-32734 The SYD-LAX flights pass over my house at ~1000m. I can tell you the A380 is *much* quieter from the outside, too. The SYD-LAX flights pass over my house at ~1000m. I can tell you the A380 is *much* quieter from the outside, too.

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