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

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by consp on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:47AM (#19112487)

The planes of the day were not capable enough for the trips and the planes which could in the years after had beds and many staff as well and were not cheaper by any means. You are comparing apples and oranges by comparing a modern blimp to an old one. I do not say it will be cheap (probably not) but the comparison is wrong.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by Johnny555 on Friday February 08, 2019 @09:05AM (#19114172)

The OP was describing Hindenburg-era travel:

...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.

So I compared to the Hindenburg. He can already get the "cruise ship in the sky" experience in an A380 in business class where he can find spacious seats that lay into a bed, private suites, a bar, showers, etc. But it's not cheap in an airplane, and won't be cheap in an airship.

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