Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[elanshin]

Full cabin being minor upgrades to F.. and totally revised upper deck including J suites, larger PE section and blocked doors.

when you say "full cabin" does that include economy?
Last time I flew on a refurbished A380 the economy seats were still the originals, and showing their age.

F refresh, J overhaul and upper deck overhaul.
Y also get a refurbishment and refresh.

The problem is that all the other a380s are now at least 5 years since their update. Many of them were done in 2019.

 

[RSD]

when you say "full cabin" does that include economy?
Last time I flew on a refurbished A380 the economy seats were still the originals, and showing their age.

Still a better economy seat than the much newer B787's

 

[ayebee]

Still a better economy seat than the much newer B787's

Don't disagree

Y also get a refurbishment and refresh.

it was early 2020 last I flew a QF 380 so not long after the supposed refresh & my seat and general surrounding certainly didn't have that "new plane" feel.

No need to visit Nth America any more, and originating MEL there are more convenient options north and west so can't see when I may ever fly QF A380 again.

 

[elanshin]

Just landed into MEL and seeing a QF 380 parked next to EK one. Nice sight to see as its relatively uncommon in MEL as of late.

 

[Berlin]

Just landed into MEL and seeing a QF 380 parked next to EK one. Nice sight to see as its relatively uncommon in MEL as of late.

I remember coming back to Sydney on the very first flight getting us out of New Zealand after the 4th or 5th Covid lockdown. All dead still over in Auckland but over here, there were already 3 A380s at Sydney airport (I believe 2 EKs and one SQ from memory but could have been QF) and we got so excited about life (THE life!) coming back

 

[HockeyMonkey]

When is Melbourne likely to get a 7 day a week A380 service again?

Looks like we have our answer for the return of the 9th A380 with SYD-DFW some days

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-international-network-to-grow-with-220000-more-seats-new-aircraft-and-new-route/

 

[elanshin]

Looks like we have our answer for the return of the 9th A380 with SYD-DFW some days

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-international-network-to-grow-with-220000-more-seats-new-aircraft-and-new-route/

Thats what QF anticipates. Who knows if it will actually pan out that way. We saw JNB get pushed back by 3 months and launched with probably 1 frame less than they wanted.