End of an Era? QF ends A380 operations ex MEL 24 October 2026

[Quickstatus]

MEL-LAX QF93 Saturday A380 service appears to end after 24 October 2026 according to the QF timetables and replaced by 7 days a week 787-9

If true, that potentially means no QFi F cabin ex MEL, until such time as QF brings Project Sunrise to MEL whenever that is.
The A380 fleet will be exclusively SYD based
The only A380 servicing MEL after 24 Oct will be EK and SQ

Question: When did QF first start an A380 service in MEL?

 

[lovestotravel]

Inaugural Flight: Operated - Operated by aircraft VH-OQA (Nancy-Bird Walton) on October 20, 2008 (Flight QF93)

So just over 18 years

 

[dajop]

Is this the first time they've ceased A380 operations from MEL during regular operations (i.e. outside of COVID). QF93 reverted to 787's for a while during 2022, with the evening departure allowing the QF10->QF93 rotation on the 787 as it will now, but IIRC they might have had a once or twice a week A380 daytime service as well? Or no A380's then either?