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The first time I went on a 747 I smoked all the way to cape town! Had to ask the air hostess to empty the little ash trays in the arm rests which were only good for about 3 fags. Them were the days, imagine that now.

I can remember going on holiday every year with my parents and both of them smoked whilst flying. It’s madness how it passed health & safety. Only flown on a 747 once mind and do wonder how long before the last A380 rolls off the production line.

    mono-stereo
    Already. I knew the demand had dropped due to the costs etc. I believe Emirates still has the largest fleet of 380’s.

      Used to do BA 747s 4 times a year, back and forth, they cascaded them to the Beijing route after they’d replaced them on transatlantic and Hong Kong.

      Really BA’s way of saying “Beijing is a busy route but we don’t give a shit about it compared to New York, Las Vegas and Hong Kong because we’re only competing with Air China who are dogshit anyway”.

      So thanks for that BA. I enjoyed watching Fawlty Towers on a sepia screen the size of a postage stamp on your crap 40 year old planes with torn seats when everyone else was enjoying Dreamliners.

        Flew a bunch of times on 747s (mainly 400s) in the 80s and 90s, before twin jets started to take over. Then flew A380s and modern twin jets through the 2000s and 2010s. Last flight on a 747 was in 2019 on a 747-8 on Lufthansa. Was stunned at how poor it was compared to the A380. Noisy, bumpy, uncomfortable… Not surprised they only sold a handful of them.

        mono-stereo I fucking hate those planes. Flown on them a few times in and out of Antigua, and they’re old, creaky, bumpy, cramped and shit. One of the main reasons I stopped flying BA.

        Virgin fly a much newer A330-300 on the same route - and it’s (IMO - I know Grant disagrees) a vastly superior experience.

          Airbus are head and shoulders above Boeing, they have been since Boeing were taken over by McDonnel-Douglas and subsequently only cared about shareholder profits, the absolute horrendacunts

          Mad_Cyril
          Only once and that was a free upgrade on Emirates. If I could afford it I’d do every time.

              Dubman Only once and that was a free upgrade on Emirates. If I could afford it I’d do every time.

              MC is champing at the bit for your lounge review!

                  bosstrabs The Emirates lounge at Gatwick is pretty shit. The Emirates lounges at Dubai are fantastic.

                      vinnyt77 The one in Dubai is huge, too big imho, there are so many people it almost feels like cattle class, Qatar lounge at Doha is much better.

                      Has anyone done First in Dubai? I’ve heard that is pretty special.

                          Hursty The one in Dubai is huge, too big imho

                          There are 3 at DXB. Agreed, one of them is huge. I don’t mind that though - but prefer the smaller ones.

                          Al Mourjan lounge in DOH is awesome - one of the best.