Quote from
www.justplanes.com news:
"Emirates and the A380
Emirates Airlines, which has ordered 45 Airbus A380s, will introduce the aircraft into service in September 2006. The aircraft will operate on routes from Dubai to cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Chicago and New York however the first destination served will likely be London.
Emirates' cabin layout will not follow the Airbus marketing hype which calls for shops, restaurants, saunas and other luxuries... instead the airline will fill the plane with seats. Emirates is also forced to buy freighter aircraft because there will be very little space for cargo when the A380 is full of passengers."
At last we have some press which doesn't follow the Airbus hype about shops & restaurants on the A380. Can't believe that this hasn't been given more attention in the battle between Boeing & Airbus
More space for F & J bed-seats, perhaps the odd 'bar', but shops, salons and restaurants? Naaaa...
Also interesting comment about needing to buy A380F to accomodate pax baggage - some truth perhaps, but surely it's because there won't be enough space for revenue cargo on the A380 once it's full of pax baggage...?
(Sits back and awaits the usual Pprune battle between pro Airbus-ites and Boeing-ites
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