Dec 15, 2018, 2:08 am
Last edit by: 24left
From ANA's website "The All New A380: Transforming ANA Travel to Hawaii"
https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/promotions/airbus380/?cid=anaustop201812358
Great video of the A380 paintwork, from Airbus: https://youtu.be/wndab27nF8E
The first roll out, also from Airbus: https://youtu.be/ayQC68K9UhA
ANA Unveils the Features of its Honolulu Lounge (for the A 380)
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/all-nippon-airways-ana-mileage-club/1912260-ana-unveils-features-its-honolulu-lounge-380-a.html
https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/promotions/airbus380/?cid=anaustop201812358
Great video of the A380 paintwork, from Airbus: https://youtu.be/wndab27nF8E
The first roll out, also from Airbus: https://youtu.be/ayQC68K9UhA
ANA Unveils the Features of its Honolulu Lounge (for the A 380)
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/all-nippon-airways-ana-mileage-club/1912260-ana-unveils-features-its-honolulu-lounge-380-a.html
[Consolidated] ANA A380 discussion (was Rumor: ANA buying A380s?)
Dec 31, 2015, 10:14 pm
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Rumor: ANA buying A380s?
With only 3 frames, Hawaii makes sense as its a shorter flight and one frame can make one round trip making it easier to take planes out of service for maintenance.
Domestically in Japan, the A380 never made sense. The bullet train/shinkansen is taking a lot of business travellers off the Tokyo to Osaka route. Secondly a 500+ seat 77W is the plane to beat. Although you can put 800+ seats inside an A380 the plane is not certified to handle that many due to aircraft exit limitations. For Hawaii it makes more sense to do a high density J/Y split with as many Y seats they can put in.
Not sure if Guam or Okinawa can handle the A380 but other popular Japanese beach destinations makes sense.
Domestically in Japan, the A380 never made sense. The bullet train/shinkansen is taking a lot of business travellers off the Tokyo to Osaka route. Secondly a 500+ seat 77W is the plane to beat. Although you can put 800+ seats inside an A380 the plane is not certified to handle that many due to aircraft exit limitations. For Hawaii it makes more sense to do a high density J/Y split with as many Y seats they can put in.
Not sure if Guam or Okinawa can handle the A380 but other popular Japanese beach destinations makes sense.
Dec 31, 2015, 11:34 pm
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Doesn't sound like NH would be doing daily on an specific route and it might make sense.
I.e. subing the A380 on Sunday from NRT-HKG since during the last summer they were adding in an extra 772 from HND-HKG.
I don't think that would happen but something similar to this might happen.
Each city I guess has it's own "peak day of the week"
I.e. subing the A380 on Sunday from NRT-HKG since during the last summer they were adding in an extra 772 from HND-HKG.
I don't think that would happen but something similar to this might happen.
Each city I guess has it's own "peak day of the week"
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Mainland as in US mainland ? NH have no 5th freedom right to operate that, any NH routes must be out of Japan, no US to US routes, Hawaii may not be mainland but it is still part of US.
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I was asking if with 3 frames it was possible to have a flight NRT-HNL and NRT-(Mainland) USA. Or would it be something like NRT-HNL and NRT-S.E.A. given the flight times nearly cut in half allowing them to do so with limited amount of frames.
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(Excluding Hawaii)
Somewhere that they are lacking slots.
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