Originally Posted by
Sixth Freedom
The back stairs are gated shut.
This is to prevent trolleys in the rear galley falling down the stairs.
Originally Posted by
shefgab
On a well known Asian airline, I was given an in flight tour of the A380 in the capacity of my old job. It culminated in a group photo of me and around 6 crew sat on the stairs at 40,000 ft. Quite a cool photo!
The front stairs are commonly used for the crew's group photos, or so I am told!