Airbus A380 a 7 Hrs flying REVIEW

jango · 23rd May 2008, 14:46

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Originally Posted by akroy

Great pics Jango...thorouoghly enjoyed the A380 on commercial use. God knows When will India be ready to take the flight. Hope MUmbai, Delhi, Kolkata airports are upgraded fast.

Abhi

I guess even nedumbasherry airport in cochin can handle the A380's

suvi · 23rd May 2008, 14:56

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Originally Posted by akroy

Ya Bangalore is ready for A380 but then only International flights to and fro BIAL can use A380 as it is latest airport.
We cannot use A380 for domestic use. I heard from Malya when A380 was launched (in some newspaper). If you can run domestic flights on demanding sectors with A380 in India it will take care of lots of air congesion as well as better business opportunity.
Imagine A380 carrying 550 passengers from bangalore to Delhi or Kolkata. It is like 3 A320 or 737s together.

But the airports should be able to handle Mass transit of 550 passengers with bigger/better logistics inside airport like multiple prepaid taxi booth, bigger/faster luggage pickup, quick exits etc.

Abhi

India is one country (china and US are others) where a domestic A380 flight is viable. Imagine the amount of traffic congestion that can be removed especially in Mumbai and Delhi airports if A380 replaces 4 A320 flights.
why restriction in Bangalore for A380 (only for international) ?

akroy · 23rd May 2008, 15:30

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Originally Posted by suvi

India is one country (china and US are others) where a domestic A380 flight is viable. Imagine the amount of traffic congestion that can be removed especially in Mumbai and Delhi airports if A380 replaces 4 A320 flights.
why restriction in Bangalore for A380 (only for international) ?

THat is precisely what i am saying. But at the moment only BIAL is designed to carry that load not only landing but also logistics. Other airports in India also needs to be upgraded (Mumbai/Delhi are been upgraded but not yet ready to handle A380).

Abhi

normally_crazy · 23rd May 2008, 15:31

Wow - That was awesome. A 380 flying report. You lucky guy, Jango. Thanks for sharing the experience.

BWN · 23rd May 2008, 16:11

India is one of the countries where the super jumbo can be put into use for domestic flying. Imagine Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore or Chennai in 5 hours for 1.5k to 2k wouldnt be a bad deal anyday. But our airports have to ramp up for handling such a huge influx of passenger capacity and baggage handling.

Trust me... our very own Vijay Mallya might be working out on possibilities of operating on domestic routes. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Nikhilb2008 · 23rd May 2008, 16:27

Why only 550 people ?

Get rid of first class and business class and you can carry 800 people in one flight !!

even having 50 or so business class seats, you can still carry 700 people.

lancer_rit · 23rd May 2008, 16:36

Congrats jango. The connectivity features are cool. How did you find the seat legspace ? Is this signficantly more than B777-300ER/200ER ? Otherwise, the long flights which A380 can make, and with that many passengers can get tedious ?

snaronikar · 23rd May 2008, 16:37

Nice pics. Yes, BIAL and RGIA, Hyd can take the flights of A380 calibre. If my memory goes right, Mallya has already placed orders and is expecting in 2010 (i hope). We can see some flights starting fromthat time or if any of the int'l flights lands here.

jesal · 23rd May 2008, 16:49

what is pic 10 exactly, looks like cubicles but its looking funny and bad

kpzen · 23rd May 2008, 16:50

Wow!! Amazing, u are one lucky guy Jango..
THanks for sharing..

mtnrajdeep · 23rd May 2008, 16:52

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

Why only 550 people ?

Get rid of first class and business class and you can carry 800 people in one flight !!

even having 50 or so business class seats, you can still carry 700 people.

Its actually like a trainload of people taking off!!!!

artofzen · 23rd May 2008, 16:53

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Originally Posted by jango

Hello Bhpians.

4) Special neon lights under the LCD screen which is placed accurately to read books and magazines

Nice to know that you loved those lights. Made in cochin

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

Nice pics. Yes, BIAL and RGIA, Hyd can take the flights of A380 calibre.

Cochin Airport can also take it.

karanraheja · 23rd May 2008, 17:30

Awesome Pics & Report Jango. U are only lucky person.

OT : Any vacancy in your company?

akshat · 23rd May 2008, 17:45

Great pics Jango !!!

For a moment I thought you were going to narrate the experience of flying the A380 as the Pilot...

rangaraj · 23rd May 2008, 18:18

A few weeks post their launch of the service to Sydney, i had a chance to fly it (quite a long layover in Singapore though - but well worth it!) and that too in business class..

Singapore Airlines New Business Class

The one thing that you notice is that incredibly quite compared to the older generation aircrafts. It is similar to wearing a noise cancellation headphone.

The other is the size of the loos! For once you dont knock your elbows etc. A few of them are huge compared to the typical aircraft loos that you see.

The third thing was the wide stairway between the upper deck and the lower deck in the front - it is 10'-12' wide! They had cordoned it off as it descended to the first class suites (they no longer call it seats..

23rd May 2008, 15:31	#19
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Wow - That was awesome. A 380 flying report. You lucky guy, Jango. Thanks for sharing the experience.
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23rd May 2008, 16:11	#20
BWN BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toulouse Posts: 114 Thanked: Once	India is one of the countries where the super jumbo can be put into use for domestic flying. Imagine Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore or Chennai in 5 hours for 1.5k to 2k wouldnt be a bad deal anyday. But our airports have to ramp up for handling such a huge influx of passenger capacity and baggage handling. Trust me... our very own Vijay Mallya might be working out on possibilities of operating on domestic routes. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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23rd May 2008, 16:27	#21
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	Why only 550 people ? Get rid of first class and business class and you can carry 800 people in one flight !! even having 50 or so business class seats, you can still carry 700 people.
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23rd May 2008, 16:36	#22
lancer_rit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,266 Thanked: 309 Times	Congrats jango. The connectivity features are cool. How did you find the seat legspace ? Is this signficantly more than B777-300ER/200ER ? Otherwise, the long flights which A380 can make, and with that many passengers can get tedious ?
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23rd May 2008, 16:37	#23
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Nice pics. Yes, BIAL and RGIA, Hyd can take the flights of A380 calibre. If my memory goes right, Mallya has already placed orders and is expecting in 2010 (i hope). We can see some flights starting fromthat time or if any of the int'l flights lands here.
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jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	what is pic 10 exactly, looks like cubicles but its looking funny and bad
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kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Wow!! Amazing, u are one lucky guy Jango.. THanks for sharing..
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karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Awesome Pics & Report Jango. U are only lucky person. OT : Any vacancy in your company?
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akshat BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indore Posts: 69 Thanked: 19 Times	Great pics Jango !!! For a moment I thought you were going to narrate the experience of flying the A380 as the Pilot...
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23rd May 2008, 18:18	#30
rangaraj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 570 Thanked: 10 Times	A few weeks post their launch of the service to Sydney, i had a chance to fly it (quite a long layover in Singapore though - but well worth it!) and that too in business class.. Singapore Airlines New Business Class The one thing that you notice is that incredibly quite compared to the older generation aircrafts. It is similar to wearing a noise cancellation headphone. The other is the size of the loos! For once you dont knock your elbows etc. A few of them are huge compared to the typical aircraft loos that you see. The third thing was the wide stairway between the upper deck and the lower deck in the front - it is 10'-12' wide! They had cordoned it off as it descended to the first class suites (they no longer call it seats..
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