Qantas to phase out A380s

[kookaburra75]

"premiumisation"

Thanks, I thought I was the only one who thought WTF when I saw that.

 

[lovestotravel]

Will anyone else change their plans because of this?

Still 0 plans to fly QF

(With the exception of one more status run to obtain LTS to allows EK F bookings )

 

[MelbFlyer]

The last time I stepped foot on an A380 was with QF back in 2019 on the way back from the U.S..

The tail number was VH-OQG - I was in economy and I could see the plane was aging even back then.

There was tape used to hold panels, the carpets and seat were well worn and the IFE was already dated.

Photo as per below :



Even though there have been some refurbishments over the years - especially the business cabin where they finally retired the Skybeds, at the end of the day, the first QF A380s are now almost 2 decades old.

That along with the economics of flying these days, its no surprise that they're being retired soon.

 

[moa999]

There was tape used to hold panels

I've been on a 2 wk old SQ aircraft with tape.
Stuff breaks, and most stuff isn't critical enough to stop an aircraft from flying.

It gets written up and addressed at the next home stop or minor maintenance window..

Stuff like carpets are probably replaced every C8/D check (every 6-8yrs). IFE probably double that.