Originally Posted by
GreatBritishBAECOff
Do EK try to fix it so that newer 380s operate 'prestige' routes? For example, am I more likely to get one with the new 'iPad' controllers in J and F on a route like LHRDXB, or do they not segregate like this?
It doesn't seem so - the only guarantees are for operational reasons, e.g. for ULH routes to the US, ULH configured planes are required with crew rests, which are mostly all the new series A380s with the newer controller types.