Malaysian Airlines A380 - Flight to London

Flew Malaysian airlines a few months back going to London. I got excited from the time I booked my ticket because I saw that an A380 was going to service that flight. From Manila, we had a 1 and 1/2 hour stopover in Malaysia before we flew to London (Heathrow airport).

Left Manila around 3pm in the afternoon and reached London around 6am next day (London time). It was a long flight but the generous space the A380 provided made it very comfortable. Not to mention the tons of activity you can do via your own monitor with controller.

The retractable controller (Keypad at the back)

Flight information

Movies

You can watch movies, documentaries, cartoons or play a game or two! You can even charge your gadgets via USB so better bring one. After talking a bit with some of the crew while in flight, I learned that it was the 3rd commercial flight that that specific A380 flew! No wonder it smelled so fresh like a new car and everything was shiny!

USB slot for charging

Food was great as well! This was breakfast. Forgot to take photo of our dinner.

Your own private compartment

High-tech washroom

Comfy, adjustable headrest

Wide aisles

Generous legroom

Business class

Business class / A380

Upon landing, you can even have a full view of your plane via your private monitor. The camera is situated near the tip of the vertical stabilizer (highest rear part of the aircraft). Check out the short video I took.

Our A380 from the terminal building

Inside London Heathrow! You can feel the olympic spirit!

Image from Wikipedia

About the aircraft
The A380, dubbed as the super jumbo, is a gigantic flying machine. It's specifically a wide bodied, double-decker jet airliner with four-engines. For Malaysian airlines specifically, it is powered by 4 Rolls Royce trent 900 engines.

Seats:
494 seats in total.
8 First class seats.
66 Business class seats.
70 economy class seats on the upper deck with 2-4-2 configuration.
350 economy class seats on the lower deck with 3-4-3 configuration.

First class cabin seat pitch of 85 inches (with full flat-bed seats).
Business class seats pitch at 74 inches (also with flat beds).

Other notable features that A380's can carry:
Private suites that are entirely enclosed for first class passengers with seats that convert to double bed(Singapore airlines).
First class cabins that has a private bathroom with shower (Emirates).
Bar (Emirates)

Sky bar (Emirates) Image from Wikipedia

Facts about the A380:
It can carry around 320,000 L of fuel
It has a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.89 (945 km/h) at cruise altitude but it can increase to 1020km/h when in dive at cruise altitude
It needs a minimum of 2,750m of runway to take-off
Height of an A380 is 80 feet (Approx)
Overall length is 239 feet
Overall width is 261 feet



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