The 5 Most Amazing Airbus A380 Amenities!

Where's the Asiana love? I don't see it in the list of airlines that currently have an A380. 😉 hehe
The first A380 plane I've ever flown in is the Emirates A380. I loved the business class bar at the back since it was so easy to network and simply lounge around. I've yet to fly on the QR A380 so am looking forward to that!

my fav thing about A380 is not even an amenity... it's how quiet and smooth the ride is.
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But out of those above i have only experienced Emirates shower (twice) and i loved it. Can't wait for SQ F this summer.

i hope Emirates shells out enough cash for Airbus to go on with A380neo.

I'm not sure you'll ever get to experience what Virgin do with their A380s as it looks increasingly unlikely they will ever take the aircraft. Delivery has already been pushed back twice and the airline recently described them as "an option" when discussing their fleet renewal plans rather than something they are definitely bringing into their fleet.

what type of amenities are offered in Etihads A380 Shower? Can you take them home? 🙂

@ Gavin -- Etihad has Le Labo toiletries, which are quite nice. I suppose you could take them with you if you wanted.

@ Joey -- Whoops about Asiana. Fixed!

I've never been on a plane with a bar, but am in Asiana first on an upcoming A380 flight. Is there typically seating at the bar? It looks like there are only 8-10 seats, and with a place so big I think it would be full. Or, is it something where you go and get a drink and then go back to your seat?

"Korean Air even has an onboard duty free gallery at the back of economy class."

I doubt most economy passengers would consider that an "amenity" 😉

"This lounge is in addition to their first class lounge, which is located at the front of the upper deck."

I thought you had mentioned in your KE A380 trip report ICN-LAX the front upstairs section was a business class bar: One of the captions read "Korean Air A380 forward upper deck business class lounge." So is the upstairs a biz. lounge (which would make more sense, since upstairs is all biz.) or first? Not trying to throw your words in your face, I'm just curious as to what it's supposed to be.

@ TravelinWilly -- You're absolutely right, I'm going crazy. Fixed.

@ AZR -- You can go either way. You can have a drink at the bar, or take it back to your seat. However, keep in mind that Asiana doesn't have an onboard bar, unfortunately.

Surpsied you didn't mention the LH FC bathrooms. No shower but very spacious and well designed.

Josh G has a point. Don't forget the male urinal in LH FC on the A380! Oh and the humidifier too. 😉

Nice list! 🙂

We were worried when we say a Qantas A380 as the first picture... wondering exactly what amenities they would be offering to be in the top 5. We were relieved when we saw that they weren't!

I don't know that the A380 has had a huge impact on commercial aviation. It is a technological feat and while I do hope Airbus can sell enough to keep the line open, it currently has limited commercial use - particularly in comparison to the A350, B777, and B787. Some airlines have put some interesting frills on their big busses, but while these are interesting, they are not game changers. From a creature comfort perspective, it is nice to have quieter cabins, a bit more humidity than older long haul aircraft, and the smoother ride that its sheer size provides. So definitely hope to continue to enjoy the aircraft and some of the frills and I do hope airbus can sell enough to keep making the things.

@ Josh G -- Agree I love them, but only so excited I can get about bathrooms as an amenity. 😀

David says:
March 11, 2015 at 5:53 pm
I don’t know that the A380 has had a huge impact on commercial aviation. It is a technological feat and while I do hope Airbus can sell enough to keep the line open, it currently has limited commercial use – particularly in comparison to the A350, B777, and B787. Some airlines have put some interesting frills on their big busses, but while these are interesting, they are not game changers. From a creature comfort perspective, it is nice to have quieter cabins, a bit more humidity than older long haul aircraft, and the smoother ride that its sheer size provides. So definitely hope to continue to enjoy the aircraft and some of the frills and I do hope airbus can sell enough to keep making the things.

This is clearly true, if the aircraft had had a huge impact on commercial aviation there wouldn't be any talk of stopping production and it would have a 10 year backlog like some of the other models in production. Most passengers are still flying on smaller aircraft which have exactly the same cabins (Albeit updated for new products etc) that we were flying on before the A380. None of the novelties have been replicated on other models (of course space would be an issue here) but outside of establishing the Emirate business model (where it could be said the aircraft has had a big impact on aviation) this most incredible aircrafts impact has been I would suggest really rather limited.

Agree wholeheartedly with the KE lounge. Airlines also offered neat amenities on 747s and DC-10s when they first came into service. The Pub on CO DC-10s was a favorite and it was open to those in coach too. The 747s and DC-10s, though, fell victim to the airlines' relentless drive to cram in more seats. We will see how long some of these amenities last on airlines that have a desire to earn profits with the A380.

Oh crap, John...you're bound to be quite right about that. We'd better enjoy the amenities while we can.

One additional point and one pseudo-correction.

For me, the "game changer" here is that the A380 has finally given us a true non-stop DFW-SYD flight -- albeit usually weight limited. Qantas doesn't fly the 787 or the ultra-long range version of the 777.

As for packing in more seats, that's simply not going to happen anytime soon if ever. In fact, this is the A380's biggest problem.

Here's why. The A380 has four engines and is therefore very significantly less efficient, per passenger seat-mile, than two-engine planes -- as currently flown with some 500 or so seats. To better, for example, the 777's efficiency, the A380 really would have to pack in the seats, maybe 750 or 800 of them. Bigger planes, after all, really are more efficient than smaller ones. But only if you fill them up.

Now is anyone really going to "fill up' an A380 and fly it with 800 seats? Let me count the reasons why not. No, on second thought, I'll leave that for someone else. But let me put it this way. No way in heck. Not in my lifetime.

Thank you

Nice work. 😉 Hope I can fly in one of these A380s one day. And check out the bar and other amenities. 🙂

I highly doubt I will ever have the luxury to ever be aboard one of these planes! But it is really cool how you document it! I thouroughly enjoyed it.

My friend Adam (RIP) who was going to school to become of pilot, used to shake his head at Airbus, claiming that he and his colleagues would say, "if it ain't Boeing I ain't going" (I'm not sure what his rationale for it was, other than it being an American company). If he were alive, I'd be rubbing in his face these posts which show off the luxury of the A380!

yes flying on 380-800 business is one the best flown every diff kind from first or business never coach over 400000 miles mi fly out of my way from dtw to newyork just for the 380-800 to get bac k to my second home in northern asia,,specially when 80000pts thru united thru asiana,with a bathroom to die for on an airlines