Dec 15, 2018, 2:08 am
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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?)
Jan 30, 2016, 9:39 am
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Last February, I flew ANA from ORD to NRT. On the return, I decided to make
a stop in HNL.(then fly UA from HNL back to ORD) On the ANA flight to HNL,
I was expecting it to be almost completely filled with Japanese tourists who
wanted some Hawaiian sun. Boy, was I wrong, more than half of the plane
was filled with Chinese tourists on escorted tours. I guess they flew ANA from
Shanghai/Beijing and connect to the HNL flight. It must not have been some
random thing because ANA even had Mandarin Chinese speaking CAs to deal
with the Chinese passengers.
Perhaps the A380 can help ANA ferry more Chinese tourists to HNL?
a stop in HNL.(then fly UA from HNL back to ORD) On the ANA flight to HNL,
I was expecting it to be almost completely filled with Japanese tourists who
wanted some Hawaiian sun. Boy, was I wrong, more than half of the plane
was filled with Chinese tourists on escorted tours. I guess they flew ANA from
Shanghai/Beijing and connect to the HNL flight. It must not have been some
random thing because ANA even had Mandarin Chinese speaking CAs to deal
with the Chinese passengers.
Perhaps the A380 can help ANA ferry more Chinese tourists to HNL?
Jan 30, 2016, 10:11 am
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ANA can just schedule the flight for 12:01AM. (which will get
the passengers to HNL just after lunch)
Jan 30, 2016, 2:44 pm
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I thought it was pretty complete. But interesting loophole, how much down time in HNL would it require to return in the wee hours of the day?
Feb 1, 2016, 5:02 pm
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If I recall correctly, night time at HND starts at 11 pm and ends at 6 am. NH 186 HND-HNL leaves HND at 10:35 pm and arrives in HNL at 10:35 am. Slide the departure by 30 minutes and you have a 11:05 pm departure and an 11:05 am arrival. Should be feasible and supported by HND as it frees the 10:35 pm slot and adds an unused night time slot to the schedule.
Feb 1, 2016, 6:03 pm
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The current US-Japan agreement allows HND flights between 10 pm and 7 am. Departures to the US mainland must be after midnight, but Hawaii flights can depart anytime after 10 pm.
Feb 1, 2016, 6:07 pm
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Feb 2, 2016, 5:41 am
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Feb 2, 2016, 8:22 am
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Spring 2019 is still 3 years away, so I assume ANA is buy brand new A380s. (not the unwanted ones already built for Skymark or something)
What's interesting is that the article mentioned both Narita and Haneda. Does that mean ANA will pick which airport to use for A380 operations at a later date? Or will it be both airports?
Also... during the first few months, they will most likely use the A380s on shorter domestic or regional routes. That's good for those of us who want to try ANA's A380, but have no need to go all the way to Hawaii.
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Feb 2, 2016, 6:23 pm
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Shorter routes are very unlikely since A380s are banned at HND during the day -- the only place and time where the big bird is likely to get a decent load in ANA service.
Feb 2, 2016, 6:42 pm
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For one this is very cool. I would like to take the A380 from HNL-TYO and would love a holiday SFO-OGG-HNL-TYO-KIX-SFO.
Feb 2, 2016, 8:35 pm
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I feel like the banning of the A380s was done on purpose by the Japanese to outweigh competition. Since ANA nor JAL flies the a380.
This keeps it's A380 competitors out of the lanes.
i.e. KE, OZ, SQ, EK, CZ, LH, and etc.
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Feb 2, 2016, 9:08 pm
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I doubt it. Narita was one of the very early airports to open for A380s. Lufthansa did get permission for the 747-8 in HND, after a bit of a wait admittedly.
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Feb 9, 2016, 11:09 am
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The original post referred to Haneda being closed to the A380, not Narita, where at least AF, LH, MH and TG have flown the A380. A smart move by Japan was to make the new slots in Haneda subject to continuing service to Narita, meaning that AF and LH substituted a daily A380 flight to Narita into two daily flights with A340/748 or 777, one into Haneda and one into Narita.
Feb 9, 2016, 1:15 pm
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The original post referred to Haneda being closed to the A380, not Narita, where at least AF, LH, MH and TG have flown the A380. A smart move by Japan was to make the new slots in Haneda subject to continuing service to Narita, meaning that AF and LH substituted a daily A380 flight to Narita into two daily flights with A340/748 or 777, one into Haneda and one into Narita.
with hardcore porn with the important parts covered up by mosaic? Same
thing with Narita. Nobody really "wants" to fly into Narita. Just get over the
fact that Narita is an unpopular airport... add two more 10000-ft runways
at Haneda by extending the airport further into Tokyo Bay already.
(runways 1R/19R and 1L/19L and add a new terminal 3 in the middle))
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