Fly The World's Largest Plane - A380!

Day 5 (An Experience on the Super Jumbo):

Singapore Airlines is the first airline in the world to fly the A380: the world’s largest commercial aircraft designed to carry 471 passengers in exceptional style & comfort.

The airline operates the Superjumbo to London, Sydney & Tokyo & from 1 June 2009, SIA will fly the world’s largest passenger plane on its Singapore-Paris route.

The SIA A380 heralds a new era in air travel, with its cabin offerings providing unprecedented comfort, space & luxury. The aircraft is the quietest large passenger aircraft ever built, & delivers substantial fuel burn reductions per seat kilometre over the next largest aircraft. This means it becomes a cleaner, greener alternative for long-haul travel, while allowing for the addition of extra capacity to congested airports, like London.

I was privileged to be travelling in the award-winning Business Class of the A380 on Singapore Airlines, the most spacious the world has ever seen, on my return flight from Tokyo to Singapore. Flight time: 7hrs 10mins.

Upon boarding, I was impressed that SIA has created a double-decker entrance in at least two aero-bridges & I was already on the second level instead of having to climb the usual stairs up to Business Class.

The Business class, located on the upper deck, consists of 60 seats. I like the unique 1-2-1 cabin layout with the unrivalled space between each seat as opposed to 2-2-2 on Qantas. As I’m a ‘window-seat’ traveller, this 1-2-1 feature allows me direct aisle access. I happily slumped into my luxurious 34” wide armchair & it was really nice seating all by myself, with no one beside me.

Once on board, coats were taken & a selection of juices & champagne, newspapers, magazines & menus were given out. I was glad I wasn't the only "tourist" on board. A Japanese man, sitting in the two-seater was seen busy snapping photos & I soon join the entourage. Read more...