Cheap airfares and plenty of flights means it?s just the right time. Here’s the ultimate list of how much it will cost you and where you can go
That?s certainly the case when it comes to the A380. Three carriers, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, use them, and all three carriers send them to Australian airports. Sydney Kingsford-Smith is the luckiest, getting all three, while Melbourne?s Tullamarine also gets the Qantas variety.
You also have a fairly decent choice of where to fly on an A380 with destinations including Singapore, Los Angeles and Auckland directly. Being that each A380 has room for around 500 passengers, it?s no surprise that all three carriers have some pretty good deals at the moment on their A380 flights.
If you want to experience the latest in commercial aviation, book a seat on one of these and enjoy the ride. Here is a list of where you can go, how long the flights will take, and around how much it will cost you as of right now (the final two are approximates though as they do change).
Qantas
The national carrier three A380s in service. They fly:
Sydney-Singapore-London (QF31 and on return, QF32)
Around $850 to Singapore (7.5 hours)
Around $1960 to London (23 hours)
Sydney-Los Angeles (QF11 and on return, QF12)
Around $1100 (14 hours)
Melbourne-Los Angeles (QF93 and on return, QF94)
Around $1100 (15 hours)
Emirates
The national airlines of Dubai has five A380s in service with Sydney acting as the mid-point of the Dubai-Auckland route.
Sydney-Auckland (EK412 and on return, EK413)
Around $500 (3.25 hours)
Sydney-Dubai (EK412 and on return, EK413)
Around $2,200 (14 hours)
From Dubai, Emirates also serves Toronto, Bangkok and London with A380s.
Singapore Airlines
Singapore?s national carrier, usual suspect for best airline around, and first to receive the A380 now has eight behemoths in service. Sydney was the A380?s first destination. They fly:
Sydney-Singapore (SQ222 and on return, SQ221)
Around $850 (7.5 hours)
From Singapore, Singapore Airlines also serves London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong with A380s.
A few fun facts:
*Sydney gets all the A380s, New York City gets none. Emirates used to fly there but moved the A380 to service Toronto after weak demand.
*In an all-economy layout, the A380 could carry around 900 passengers.
*Air France will be the next carrier to get their hands on an A380.
*Qantas is the only carrier who offers premium economy service on the A380.
*Singapore Airlines is the only carrier to have economy seating in the top deck, using a 2-4-2 layout compared to 3-4-3 on the bottom deck.
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