QF A380 back in service from January 11

[serfty]

Would love to see what the refurbished cabin looks like!

Basically the same seats as in the 789

Was the A380 which I much prefer to the 787 as business seats are much longer I feel space wise and you aren't stuck in the 787 coffin.

https://www.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/pdfs/qantas-experience/onboard/seatmaps/A380-14F70J60PY341Y.pdf

 

[Tpownage]

I just flew QF11 on the old A380
So it’s definitely showing it’s age, a lot of wear and tear. Seats barely moved and those god awful old screens. Also due to COVID you have to make your own bed now as well. Otherwise they are fairly lax on the mask rule in business during the flight.

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They also literally ran out of water 3 hours out so they left bottled water to wash your hands in the bathrooms

 

[jb747]

They also literally ran out of water 3 hours out so they left bottled water to wash your hands in the bathrooms

The entire aircraft, or just part of it? They had about 1,200 kgs of water, so that lasts more than 3 hours.

 

[jb747]

I'm told that there's about to be a ferry of a 380 from LA to AUH. I don't know which one.

 

[Chrism13]

VH-OQK has been sitting outside at the QF LAX maintenance base since early December.

 

[astrosly]

I'm told that there's about to be a ferry of a 380 from LA to AUH. I don't know which one.

VH-OQK? I think that is the only one sitting at LA at this time, it went there a few weeks ago from Victorville. The rest are still at VCV, in Australia (OQD & OQB) or already in AUH (OQC).

 

[Kangol]

I just flew QF11 on the old A380
So it’s definitely showing it’s age, a lot of wear and tear. Seats barely moved and those god awful old screens. Also due to COVID you have to make your own bed now as well. Otherwise they are fairly lax on the mask rule in business during the flight.

To clarify - you were flying J?
If so, making the "bed" is something you do in J - which is put the thin topper on the seat.

F is when they make the bed for you, there's a few more components however.

 

[OATEK]

To clarify - you were flying J?
If so, making the "bed" is something you do in J - which is put the thin topper on the seat.

F is when they make the bed for you, there's a few more components however.

I had my bed made by the FA on my last QFi "J" flight (09/19). About the only thing he could be bothered to do for us the whole journey.

 

[PineappleSkip]

If so, making the "bed" is something you do in J - which is put the thin topper on the seat.

I recall having my bed made in J (or at least the offer, sometimes I don't bother) a few times in the past. All pre covid.

 

[Rangalad]

I had my bed made by the FA on my last QFi "J" flight (09/19). About the only thing he could be bothered to do for us the whole journey.

One of the first things I do on back-of-clock flights. At least it gets done.

 

[Andrew Curran]

VH-OQK has just departed LAX for Abu Dhabi.

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[jb747]

VH-OQK has just departed LAX for Abu Dhabi.

16:29 flight time, and take off weight of 497.3 tonnes.

 

[jase05]

16:29 flight time, and take off weight of 497.3 tonnes.

Nice scenic flight by the looks

 

[jb747]

Nice scenic flight by the looks

Not as interesting as the great circle route would have been though.

From their current position (as at 09:30 Sydney) they’re going to track across the Atlantic to France, then down to Egypt.

 

[jase05]

Not as interesting as the great circle route would have been though.

From their current position (as at 09:30 Sydney) they’re going to track across the Atlantic to France, then down to Egypt.

Thanks for that. Looked like they were going to head over Greenland and Scandinavia at first

 

[ayebee]

Noted VH-OQK visited a TBIT gate rather than departing directly from the engineering base.
Would that normally be needed for a flight like this ?

 

[moa999]

Assume this will mean VH-OQC will return from AUH soon (been there since June)

 

[Spacetravel]

Checking in, does anyone know when QF plan to switch out the non refurb A380?

 

[milehighclub]

Checking in, does anyone know when QF plan to switch out the non refurb A380?

Looks like end of March but could be changed to be earlier.

 

[NSun]

VH-OQD has been bought back into service - it operated QF11 last night. It is the second A380 but the first refurbished one to return.