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A380 now a 615-seater
That's nothing. In a one-class arrangement you could pack in up to 813...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airliner with most seats ever unveiled By Thom Patterson, CNN Updated 5:47 PM ET, Tue November 10, 2015 That maiden test flight was a success, much to the relief of Airbus, which had sunk $13 billion and 11 years of work into developing the aircraft. (CNN)The biggest airliner in the world just got more seats than ever before. Over the weekend, Emirates airline unveiled a new Airbus A380 outfitted with 615 seats. "For those keeping score, that is the most ever," writes aviation blogger Gilbert Ott. Currently Air France A380s fly the largest capacity configuration in active service -- 538 seats. Think about it: 615 passengers is like an entire town flying on one airplane. In fact, assuming the 2010 Census is accurate, this plane actually has enough seats to fly the entire population of Circle, Montana. For those who don't follow the industry, the A380 is basically a flying building. It's the monster truck of airliners, with four engines and two floors of seats. The 615-seater is expected to begin flying a route between Dubai and Copenhagen in December, The National reports. The new configuration has airline and travel industry followers debating the pros and cons of capacity versus comfort. "What are you thinking?" Chris Leeds asks on Twitter. Emirates hasn't responded to CNN's request for comment. With the new configuration, the potential for making a higher profit-per-seat goes up. But there's a tradeoff. And one that Jennifer Aniston, Emirates latest celebrity spokeperson, might not be thrilled with. This new Emirates airliner gained more seats by losing its roomy first-class section and legendary shower facilities. Result: 58 business-class seats and 557 in economy, reports AirwaysNews. How many bathrooms? Before the new configuration, Emirates had 15 passenger lavatories aboard its A380-800s. Will that be enough for all the extra people? What about boarding? Will boarding and de-planing so many extra passengers slow things down? The plane's double-decker design allows for boarding through its upper and lower doors. Four-engine wide-body jetliners have been falling out of favor lately among carriers, as new, super-efficient, lightweight, twin-engine planes fly longer and longer routes. When the A380 debuted a decade ago, the design was based on the idea that airlines would need larger aircraft to fly passengers between expanding major air hubs. But sales, though initially strong, have tailed off in recent years. Related: Does the A380 have a future? Believe it or not, 615 passengers aboard the A380 isn't the maximum. Even more passengers could fit on these giant planes. Adding 11-abreast seating in the economy section of the main deck would increase the A380-800 capacity by an additional 35 to 40 seats. Will Emirates and other A380 operators resort to that option? Much depends on demand from the flying public. http://tinyurl.com/occgqvx |
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A380 now a 615-seater
"Byker" wrote in
: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit That's nothing. In a one-class arrangement you could pack in up to 813... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Airliner with most seats ever unveiled Noooo thankee. About 14 things come to mind when considering entering Jonah-like into the gut of that beast. Not the least of which is the higher probability of death-cult moooooslim ass-lifters in the plane and on the ground below. Yes, that sounds so wayyyysisssss. Still worth considering. |
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A380 now a 615-seater
On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:34:17 -0600, "Byker" wrote:
The new configuration has airline and travel industry followers debating the pros and cons of capacity versus comfort. Simple. Just send your legs in your checked baggage... |
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A380 now a 615-seater
"DAN" wrote in message ...
This still pales in comparison with El Al's record of 1,122 passengers on a single plane during the rescue of Beta Israel on 1991-05-24. In 1975, a C-130A set up to carry its maximum load of 92 passengers plus a crew of 6, made a last-ditch dash to freedom from Saigon and took-off with an incredible 452 people on board. I heard that back in the 1940s a DC-3 airlifted an entire village of 86 to escape the wrath of a nearby volcano. With its double decks, I figure an A380 could handle 2,000 refugees... |
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