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| Above, the Singapore Airlines A380 I flew to Japan on in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Six years ago this month, I flew to Japan aboard a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380.
While the interior was big, I was not impressed with the seating in Economy. There was hardly any legroom and I was getting leg cramps and had to get up and walk around every half hour. This is dangerous for long overseas flights (it is 11 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo and 9 coming back) due to the risk of developing blood clots in extremities.
I've been since told that poor legroom is a common issue passengers have with all Airbus Industries jets.
I decided then that I would never fly aboard an Airbus A380 again. When the pandemic hit, airlines grounded their fleets of A380 jets.
Now that it seems that airlines are "falling in love" again with the Airbus A380 as the pandemic "seems" to be easing.
According to Business Insider:
The world's largest passenger plane is making its comeback as airlines around the world are moving quickly to once again shuttle travelers around the world as pandemic-era travel restrictions continue to fall.
Airbus' behemoth A380 stood out like a sore thumb in a world deprived of air travelers early on in the pandemic. The indulgences in air travel and the ability to fly as many passengers in a single plane that the A380 once represented made it temporarily obsolete.But long-haul flying is returning as countries open their borders. The A380 is once more facilitating vacations, long-distance reunions, business travel, and the countless other reasons travelers have for flying around the world.Airlines that sent their Airbus A380s to storage are now dusting off the cobwebs and getting flight crews reacquainted with the aircraft. They'll soon fly hundreds of passengers across two full levels of seats.
Although the Airbus A380 is making a comeback, I still wouldn't fly in one due for the reason I already stated in this blog post.
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