Confirmed: New A380 suites moving to upper deck
Sep 1, 2017, 8:17 pm
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Also, I wonder which routes will lose the A380 for a period of time during the retrofit (if any).
Sep 1, 2017, 9:50 pm
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Sep 2, 2017, 6:17 am
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Sep 3, 2017, 5:21 am
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Sep 4, 2017, 1:08 am
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Yes 2 November is the date to reveal the new A380 but there could be a few months before people can experience it
Oct 23, 2017, 10:19 pm
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Having a few question. Base on what I see there is a noticable difference between the new and old a380 window on the uper and lower deck. The new one will have the two-two-two window arrangement. If they manage to retrofit on all of their existing a380, would the old one window would be change too?
Oct 24, 2017, 5:12 am
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?!???
SQ is definitely retrofitting their existing A380s to the new cabin products. The 5 new A380s are replacing the oldest 5, and it is planned that the 14 remaining will be retrofitted.
Can you really imagine them just designing an entire new product for a subfleet of 5?
As for window config, I believe literally everything will be refurbished, including overhead bins, toilets, wall panels, and galleys, especially since most of these will be in a different position on the new A380 layout. The same was done for the 77W fleet.
SQ is definitely retrofitting their existing A380s to the new cabin products. The 5 new A380s are replacing the oldest 5, and it is planned that the 14 remaining will be retrofitted.
Can you really imagine them just designing an entire new product for a subfleet of 5?
As for window config, I believe literally everything will be refurbished, including overhead bins, toilets, wall panels, and galleys, especially since most of these will be in a different position on the new A380 layout. The same was done for the 77W fleet.
Oct 24, 2017, 8:28 am
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Oct 24, 2017, 7:45 pm
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There was some internal thought to fly A380 without any Suites which would see the space used for Premium Economy instead. I think this plan has been shelved.
Oct 25, 2017, 6:32 am
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Perhaps the new Suites are light enough. Also remember that there are only 6 seats in a space that could have seen many many more seats and human bums.