A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about the superjumbo's future

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Thursday February 07, 2019 @07:53PM (#19110271)

> And we'd get to choose between 7 hours in a tiny metal tube with the seat-back of the person in front resting on your knees, or 24 hours on a slow blimp with a bed, the ability to walk around, and social areas. Kind of like a cruise ship in the sky.

The big differentiator is what you want to pay for. Even on a 787, 777, A350 if you choose first or business class, you can really be comfortable. On the other hand, I would bet that even with large blimps, the blimp companies would try to cram as many people as possible into it and would quickly approach the cramped experience you currently have in airplanes.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by ghaff on Thursday February 07, 2019 @11:54PM (#19111654)

747s used to have a First Class Loungue in the upper deck before that got almost universally converted to more business class searing. As you say, comfort is pretty much just a function of you and a critical mass of others willing to pay a sufficient premium.

Obviously you’re still in a somewhat space constrained metal tube up in the air but air travel can be made pretty comfortable if money isn’t a big deal.

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