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A380 comfort level beats 787 and others. You will never feel the take off or landing and no turbulence either. I have flown with Emirates and I am hesitant to f

A380 comfort level beats 787 and others. You will never feel the take off or landing and no turbulence either. I have flown with Emirates and I am hesitant to fly anything else. The business class experience was amazing with full recline seats. Fly them and try it out yourselves.

InTheArena 8y ago
I respectfully vehemently disagree. I like EK and their A380s, but give me a 787, even on a budget carrier like Norwegian. Lower atmospheric pressure and higher humidity, plus a non-stop makes all the difference in the world.I'm fine, even on a old 777 from the US to Asia, but US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. I haven't flown a A350 yet, but my understanding is that the humidity is lower (due to the fact it's not a true composite frame) so I am more likely to get jet-lag.
- koyote 8y ago
  I don't think you can really compare EK A380 with any 787, especially in Economy. The problem with the 787 is that pretty much every operator has decided to cram as many seats in as possible. It's probably the worst plane to fly long haul in currently. The A380 is by far the quietest and smoothest plane operating at the moment. EK's A380 in particular have ample legroom and seat width. I've flown on numerous 787, A350 and A380 flights on various operators and although I can definitely tell the difference between an A330/777/747 flight and the planes above in terms of jet-lagginess after a flight, I can not tell the difference between these newer planes. All three of them are much more comfortable and have better air.
  - sitepodmatt 8y ago
    Agree. A380 economy is much better than any recent densified 777 (Eva air exception still 9 across), or 787 where airlines threw the Boeing design guidelines of 2/4/2 out the window and went for 3/3/3 (JAL exception).
- lostlogin 8y ago
  > but US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. That gave me a pained laugh. I’m doing a 17 hour flight next week and expect to be feeling pretty bad.
- Scoundreller 8y ago
  > US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. The from/to really matters here. NYC-London is about 7 hours. LA-Rome is about 12 hours.
reaperducer 8y ago
I've flown both Singapore's A380's and more 787's than I can count. You're right, the A380 is very comfortable, but that's not 100% about the plane. It's about how the airline outfits the cabin. I will grant you that the A380 is super duper crazy quiet compared with most other large jets. But legroom and lie-flat seats are available on all kinds of jumbo jets. Except the Concorde. I had the privilege of flying that once. It was significantly smaller and less comfortable than I'd imagined it would be. But it made up for it in flight time. Short flight with less comfort > Long flight with more comfort.
- busterarm 8y ago
  I can't imagine anything even approaching as small and uncomfortable as the Concorde. If anyone doesn't believe me, there's one at the Intrepid Museum. I could barely board the thing and walk down an aisle, let alone try sitting in a seat. I can't imagine it being comfortable for anyone over 5'5".
  - mrpippy 8y ago
    The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field outside Seattle also has a Concorde you can walk through, it is so tight inside

InTheArena 8y ago

I respectfully vehemently disagree. I like EK and their A380s, but give me a 787, even on a budget carrier like Norwegian. Lower atmospheric pressure and higher humidity, plus a non-stop makes all the difference in the world.I'm fine, even on a old 777 from the US to Asia, but US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. I haven't flown a A350 yet, but my understanding is that the humidity is lower (due to the fact it's not a true composite frame) so I am more likely to get jet-lag.

koyote 8y ago
I don't think you can really compare EK A380 with any 787, especially in Economy. The problem with the 787 is that pretty much every operator has decided to cram as many seats in as possible. It's probably the worst plane to fly long haul in currently. The A380 is by far the quietest and smoothest plane operating at the moment. EK's A380 in particular have ample legroom and seat width. I've flown on numerous 787, A350 and A380 flights on various operators and although I can definitely tell the difference between an A330/777/747 flight and the planes above in terms of jet-lagginess after a flight, I can not tell the difference between these newer planes. All three of them are much more comfortable and have better air.
- sitepodmatt 8y ago
  Agree. A380 economy is much better than any recent densified 777 (Eva air exception still 9 across), or 787 where airlines threw the Boeing design guidelines of 2/4/2 out the window and went for 3/3/3 (JAL exception).
lostlogin 8y ago
> but US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. That gave me a pained laugh. I’m doing a 17 hour flight next week and expect to be feeling pretty bad.
Scoundreller 8y ago
> US to Europe wrecks me on anything but a 787. The from/to really matters here. NYC-London is about 7 hours. LA-Rome is about 12 hours.

reaperducer 8y ago

I've flown both Singapore's A380's and more 787's than I can count. You're right, the A380 is very comfortable, but that's not 100% about the plane. It's about how the airline outfits the cabin. I will grant you that the A380 is super duper crazy quiet compared with most other large jets. But legroom and lie-flat seats are available on all kinds of jumbo jets. Except the Concorde. I had the privilege of flying that once. It was significantly smaller and less comfortable than I'd imagined it would be. But it made up for it in flight time. Short flight with less comfort > Long flight with more comfort.

busterarm 8y ago
I can't imagine anything even approaching as small and uncomfortable as the Concorde. If anyone doesn't believe me, there's one at the Intrepid Museum. I could barely board the thing and walk down an aisle, let alone try sitting in a seat. I can't imagine it being comfortable for anyone over 5'5".
- mrpippy 8y ago
  The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field outside Seattle also has a Concorde you can walk through, it is so tight inside