Pictures of A380 First

ARJ85 · Nov 9, 12, 9:10 am

Last week i got the chance to try Thai Airways new A380 First Class between Hongkong and Bangkok - and here are a few pictures from this flight:

As you already know the layout in First are 3 rows in 1-2-1 which makes a quite big First Class cabin with 12 seats.

The middle seats are not in line with the window seats - instead they are a placed a little back to offer more privacy.

The suites are almost enclosed - but they dont have a door.

The table is a little strange - you can move it forward and back - but cant remove it.

The seat of course converts into a full flat bed.

Whats great is how much storage is around the seat.

- there is a wardrobe at every seat

- a small compartment for magazines right beside the TV

- huge boxes between the seat and the window (thats the only difference between the window and the middle seats)

- A small compartment with a power connection and USB under the outher armrest (the remote control for the IFE is right behind it)

- another small compartment with the socket for the headphones behind it.

- and one more small compartment on the other side of the seat below the armrest

And in addition to all that - there are also overhead bins over the middle row (no overhead bins over the window seats)

ARJ85 · Nov 9, 12, 9:15 am

First Class is on the upper deck of the A380 - so there is lots of room in front of the cabin (left and right from the stairs) to use for the restrooms or other things.

On the left side of the stairs there is a really spacious restroom.

When opening the door you first find this small seating area.

and when turning right (towards the bow) the toilette.

and of course a sink

Thai didn`t place a second restroom on the other side of the stairs (there is of course another restroom behind the first class cabin - but thats smaller then the forward one) Instead they installed a little lounge there.

Here the view forward when standing in front of the stairs.

and here the view in the other direction.

ARJ85 · Nov 9, 12, 9:19 am

And to finish my little report here four last things.

The downside of flying on the upper deck of the A380 are the windows - i don`t think there is an airplane design around that makes it more difficult to take pictures out of the window.

But even if you can`t see so much out of the windows - thanks to the camera in the tail you can see a lot you would otherwise miss.

One thing i couldn`t figure out is this right beside the seat. You ask what does it do? To quote Rambo: it turns blue!

And to end that short report with one thing that hasn`t changed - you of course still get orchids.

hedur · Nov 9, 12, 10:01 am

Thanks for the detailed pictures!

One question: is there room to store a 22" rollaboard or is that something one would have to check?

JamesBond_ppk · Nov 9, 12, 10:09 am

Many thanks for the pictures, very nice indeed.

ExpatSomchai · Nov 9, 12, 10:10 am

Nice thanks for sharing. Cant wait for my first flight.

djjaguar64 · Nov 9, 12, 10:53 am

Much nicer than EK's but still looks kinda blah.

ARJ85 · Nov 9, 12, 11:36 am

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Originally Posted by hedur

Thanks for the detailed pictures!

One question: is there room to store a 22" rollaboard or is that something one would have to check?

The overhead bins bins above The Center seats are quite big - so if your rollaboard fits into The usual bins you will have no Problem storing it there. In fact my 55cm Trolley

was no problem to store in there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by djjaguar64

Much nicer than EK's but still looks kinda blah.

Totally agree - its nice, its comfortable but nothing too Special.

JS0720 · Nov 9, 12, 12:13 pm

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Originally Posted by ARJ85

One thing i couldn`t figure out is this right beside the seat. You ask what does it do? To quote Rambo: it turns blue!

I asked one of the FAs about this, and she said that it meant to be an electronic seat control, but Thai has not finished installing the software yet. Therefore, for now, its just a screen that lights up and does absolutely nothing.

I generally liked the layout, but thought that the sliding table thing was a little annoying if you wanted to just lounge and put your feet on the ottoman. On the plus side, I've never seen so many different storage compartments before. I wish Thai had gone without the overhead bins on this aircraft; it would really open up the cabin and give it an airy feel, similar to Lufthansa's F cabin.

The BKK-HKG service is a nice opportunity to try it out though, and despite the 8 AM departure, the Dom flows, on request.

Airgroovin' · Nov 9, 12, 1:51 pm

Awesome pics! I want to jump onboard now a guzzle Dom!

Quick Q: I know this is a long way out (and anything can happen with TG), will the A380 stay on the BKK-NRT route? I am looking to go in F in April next year.

Cheers,

AG.

Magnus · Nov 9, 12, 5:10 pm

wonderful! i board the 380 in 20 minutes and really looking forward for this short flight!

copbts · Nov 9, 12, 6:27 pm

Looking forward to experiencing it. BKK-CDG Mar 10/2013.

Dr. HFH · Nov 9, 12, 6:45 pm

Seems a bit of a long reach to the magazine rack when you're sitting in the seat....

Airgroovin' · Nov 9, 12, 7:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH

Seems a bit of a long reach to the magazine rack when you're sitting in the seat....

Is that not a nice problem to have?

Cheers,

AG.

SFWanderer · Nov 10, 12, 3:29 am

Thanks for posting many angles of the F cabin.

We'll be flying in 4 days time (11/14) BKK-HKG so we're really looking forward to creating our own pics and experiencing the service from curbside to landing.