Comments on: Todd Lappin reviews the first class suite of the Emirates A380 http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ctp http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253970 ctp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253970 I'm wondering if the person in the doorway is the next person in the queue, there to have a seat once Todd's ten minutes was up. I’m wondering if the person in the doorway is the next person in the queue, there to have a seat once Todd’s ten minutes was up.

]]> By: chromal http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253717 chromal Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253717 Pretty sweet. I guess, for your money, it's a toss-up. You can have a long decadent subsonic flight, or ten years ago, you could have had a short less-decadent supersonic flight. Progress? I think we're stepping back technologically. This set-up could have been done on a DC-3. The A380's main appeal, I guess, is the spectacle of its size, kind of like the Titanic at the time... Pretty sweet. I guess, for your money, it’s a toss-up. You can have a long decadent subsonic flight, or ten years ago, you could have had a short less-decadent supersonic flight. Progress? I think we’re stepping back technologically. This set-up could have been done on a DC-3. The A380′s main appeal, I guess, is the spectacle of its size, kind of like the Titanic at the time…

]]> By: taktheride http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253718 taktheride Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253718 i saw it on the tarmac at JFK and snapped some pics last Friday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/corsiglia/sets/72157606509207969/ i saw it on the tarmac at JFK and snapped some pics last Friday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/corsiglia/sets/72157606509207969/

]]> By: Aloisius http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253210 Aloisius Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253210 A lot of cultures seem to put gold leaf and gold plate on everything. The whole thing is gaudy if you ask me. A lot of cultures seem to put gold leaf and gold plate on everything. The whole thing is gaudy if you ask me.

]]> By: IanBrown http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253221 IanBrown Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253221 Would Sir like some climate change catastrophe with his first class smug smile? Would Sir like some climate change catastrophe with his first class smug smile?

]]> By: nic http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253227 nic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253227 This new plane is a shiny bauble that they are waving around to distract us from the fact that in coach, they are the same as every other airline. While the first class are reclining in their sleeper cabins, those in the back are being gouged. Emirates has one of the smallest economy class baggage allowances on the planet, and charges 1% of the full business class fare for your trip for every kilogram you are over your allowance. I faced a US$700 charge for 10KG of excess. Add in punitive charges for flight changes and dishonest call centre staff, I have gone from a regular Emirates passenger to never again. This new plane is a shiny bauble that they are waving around to distract us from the fact that in coach, they are the same as every other airline.

While the first class are reclining in their sleeper cabins, those in the back are being gouged. Emirates has one of the smallest economy class baggage allowances on the planet, and charges 1% of the full business class fare for your trip for every kilogram you are over your allowance. I faced a US$700 charge for 10KG of excess.

Add in punitive charges for flight changes and dishonest call centre staff, I have gone from a regular Emirates passenger to never again.

]]> By: TEKNA2007 http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253238 TEKNA2007 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253238 Have you ever seen Putin's (now Medvedev's) version of Air Force One? It is tacky and bling beyond compare. Makes this A380 look like it was designed by black-shirted minimalist Mac-heads. Have you ever seen Putin’s (now Medvedev’s) version of Air Force One? It is tacky and bling beyond compare. Makes this A380 look like it was designed by black-shirted minimalist Mac-heads.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-420663 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-420663 I've flown Coach on this new Jetliner and you cannot compare it to Coach on any other aircraft....Now, where possible I plan my trips to utilise carriers that have A380's. It will change millions of travellers lives when hundreds of these are available! I’ve flown Coach on this new Jetliner and you cannot compare it to Coach on any other aircraft….Now, where possible I plan my trips to utilise carriers that have A380′s.

It will change millions of travellers lives when hundreds of these are available!

]]> By: Gary61 http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254009 Gary61 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254009 " ... but I don't LIKE spam ...." ” … but I don’t LIKE spam ….”

]]> By: acb http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253758 acb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253758 Dubai to San Francisco? Is that over the Atlantic and North America or over Asia and the Pacific? Dubai to San Francisco? Is that over the Atlantic and North America or over Asia and the Pacific?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254016 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254016 is there a skittles dispenser is there a skittles dispenser

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254033 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254033 I thought Liberace was dead. I thought Liberace was dead.

]]> By: LeavingHalfway http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253524 LeavingHalfway Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253524 @#9 DavidH: No. Not ever. @#9 DavidH:

No. Not ever.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-261973 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-261973 You guys who are complaining about the price and elitism don't realize two things 1. First class tickets are subsidizing the low prices we pay at the back of the plane, if not for the first class and business class folks a lot of us couldn't afford to fly at all 2. Emirates really is better in economy class than many carriers, especially American carriers, whose soft product has degenerated by so much at this point as to be embarrassing when compared with foreign carriers, especially Asian and Middle Eastern ones You guys who are complaining about the price and elitism don’t realize two things

1. First class tickets are subsidizing the low prices we pay at the back of the plane, if not for the first class and business class folks a lot of us couldn’t afford to fly at all

2. Emirates really is better in economy class than many carriers, especially American carriers, whose soft product has degenerated by so much at this point as to be embarrassing when compared with foreign carriers, especially Asian and Middle Eastern ones

]]> By: luvdesigner http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254043 luvdesigner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254043 shaddup, u people just can afford this stuff. And who cares about the lower class? As long as *im* comfortable, i dont have toher worries. And this is for people who actually like it, so stop complaining. Daddy goes on suites like this all the time. shaddup, u people just can afford this stuff. And who cares about the lower class? As long as *im* comfortable, i dont have toher worries. And this is for people who actually like it, so stop complaining. Daddy goes on suites like this all the time.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254045 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254045 @ #8 Those aren't people standing in the halls. That's coach. @ #8
Those aren’t people standing in the halls. That’s coach.

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254055 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254055 Hey everybody, Looks like LuvDesigner is paying for us all to ride! Hey everybody,

Looks like LuvDesigner is paying for us all to ride!

]]> By: SwingingFromCenter http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254061 SwingingFromCenter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254061 Heck yes I'd pay $7,000 for a ticket. I pay almost $10,000 for a ticket anytime I fly to Sydney from America on Qantas. Can't wait for them to start using the A380's later this year. First class is like TiVo and satellite radio. Once you have it, you can never go back. And frankly, my comfort is worth the extra money. There is no way I'm gonna spend 14 and a half hours (each way!) packed in like a sardine. The rest of you can have it. I'll stick to my suite. Heck yes I’d pay $7,000 for a ticket. I pay almost $10,000 for a ticket anytime I fly to Sydney from America on Qantas. Can’t wait for them to start using the A380′s later this year.

First class is like TiVo and satellite radio. Once you have it, you can never go back.

And frankly, my comfort is worth the extra money. There is no way I’m gonna spend 14 and a half hours (each way!) packed in like a sardine. The rest of you can have it. I’ll stick to my suite.

]]> By: angusm http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253806 angusm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253806 The time has come for the return of the zeppelin. Sure, it takes you a little longer to reach your destination, but why settle for a comfy chair and some gold trimmings when you could have an entire suite? The time has come for the return of the zeppelin. Sure, it takes you a little longer to reach your destination, but why settle for a comfy chair and some gold trimmings when you could have an entire suite?

]]> By: shanxz http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-255869 shanxz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-255869 I was on this flight tour at JFK last Friday and it was quite amazing. I especially liked the showers, the bar and the in-flight system. A business class passenger I interviewed said he was flying just because of the bar! In fact, there were 50 people at the bar on the Dubai-JFK flight, according to the Emirates President. You can check out my videos/interviews/pics from the inaugural Emirates A380 flight to JFK here: http://simpliflying.com/2008/emirates-a380-inaugural-flight-to-jfk-live-coverage I was on this flight tour at JFK last Friday and it was quite amazing. I especially liked the showers, the bar and the in-flight system. A business class passenger I interviewed said he was flying just because of the bar! In fact, there were 50 people at the bar on the Dubai-JFK flight, according to the Emirates President.

You can check out my videos/interviews/pics from the inaugural Emirates A380 flight to JFK here: http://simpliflying.com/2008/emirates-a380-inaugural-flight-to-jfk-live-coverage

]]> By: dainel http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253310 dainel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253310 Two important questions are not answered. (1) Is the partition removable? This will let you convert two adjacent single suites into a family suite. (2) Is there a door you can close and lock for total privacy? Two important questions are not answered. (1) Is the partition removable? This will let you convert two adjacent single suites into a family suite. (2) Is there a door you can close and lock for total privacy?

]]> By: Emily1125 http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-255616 Emily1125 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-255616 You guys are craaaazy. That plane is awesome. Check this out: http://www.aerochannel.com/features/2479965 You guys are craaaazy.

That plane is awesome.

Check this out:

http://www.aerochannel.com/features/2479965

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253330 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253330 The reason 1st class passengers are allowed to disembark first is so the packed-like-sardines steerage passengers don't attack them. The reason 1st class passengers are allowed to disembark first is so the packed-like-sardines steerage passengers don’t attack them.

]]> By: kaosdevice http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253591 kaosdevice Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253591 This sounds like something any minimum wage tourist could enjoy! boingboing, sometimes I think you guys think there are two classes: jetsetting wealthy and impovershed folks living in those nifty cardboard housing that the jetsetting wealthy are kind enough to give to them (along with laptops for their kids). Oh, and those that need storage space in some crafty manner. Admittedly I am being sarcastic. The middle classes at various levels of middle class contribute to the downtrodden. I just think BB forgets about them (us) now and then. Aside from storage ideas of course. This sounds like something any minimum wage tourist could enjoy!

boingboing, sometimes I think you guys think there are two classes: jetsetting wealthy and impovershed folks living in those nifty cardboard housing that the jetsetting wealthy are kind enough to give to them (along with laptops for their kids).

Oh, and those that need storage space in some crafty manner.

Admittedly I am being sarcastic. The middle classes at various levels of middle class contribute to the downtrodden. I just think BB forgets about them (us) now and then. Aside from storage ideas of course.

]]> By: arawynrose http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253854 arawynrose Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253854 Are they serious? And this is suppossed to do what exactly? Show us poor economy paying passengers that gold leaf designs are back from the 80s? Who is that watching him from the door? In a world gone to hell so quickly, this only proves that excess and tacky excess is still very much en vogue. Are they serious? And this is suppossed to do what exactly? Show us poor economy paying passengers that gold leaf designs are back from the 80s? Who is that watching him from the door? In a world gone to hell so quickly, this only proves that excess and tacky excess is still very much en vogue.

]]> By: teddanson http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253350 teddanson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253350 @#4: You pay $7000 for a plane ticket? Also, why are those people just standing in the door-way looking at him? Pretty creepy, if you ask me. @#4: You pay $7000 for a plane ticket?

Also, why are those people just standing in the door-way looking at him? Pretty creepy, if you ask me.

]]> By: nic http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253613 nic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253613 @#8, Turn up at check in time and ask for a ticket from London to New Zealand, Business Class. That is the price that they work out the excess baggage charge. Not some Expedia bargain fare. Not 1% of the economy class fare fare you are actually flying on, but a full business class fare. @#8, Turn up at check in time and ask for a ticket from London to New Zealand, Business Class. That is the price that they work out the excess baggage charge. Not some Expedia bargain fare. Not 1% of the economy class fare fare you are actually flying on, but a full business class fare.

]]> By: DavidH http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-253360 DavidH Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-253360 All I want to know is if I can ever afford this! All I want to know is if I can ever afford this!

]]> By: musicwizard http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254136 musicwizard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254136 I flew coach on a Emirates flight going from Dubai to New York and it was fine. Better than the flights I have had in U.S. I flew coach on a Emirates flight going from Dubai to New York and it was fine. Better than the flights I have had in U.S.

]]> By: departurecorridor http://boingboing.net/2008/08/05/todd-lappin-reviews.html#comment-254649 departurecorridor Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-254649 I see you never posted my comment. I am under the acute impression we will have a black male in the White House.............. I see you never posted my comment. I am under the acute impression we will have a black male in the White House…………..

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