Have now managed a dozen long hauls in the 380's of both EK and BA, with another two coming up in next two weeks (to JNB funnily enough)
It is a remarkable beast and its quietness on take off and in the cruise is remarkable
I am not sure it rides turbulence any better than the other big jets
Happiness is EK029...and an empty bar to enjoy all to ones self for 7hrs!!
Hartington you are correct about JNB, which is at 5,000ft and can limit the payload performance of some big twins