The Flight With A-380 - Travel Tips

Last year, I wrote about my travel from Dubai to Los Angeles.  This time, it's a realization of flying with A-380.  I am writing this article while on board EK-215, equipped with in flight Internet access and valid for the next few hours.  But, this does not come as free, $15 dollar for 50 mb, how I wish this would last for the next 14 hours.  We have flown for three hours and the breakfast has just finished.

Aerial view - A380-800

Flying for 17 hours is like a punishment of being sitted with  limited movement, it'seems indescribable.   Someday, I will be flying the First Class.  I convince my system not to  get bored while on the sky, I think of something that will work to kill the travel time.  This time, I need to write.  Normally,  travel by air keep me awake almost the entire journey.   It's hard to get a sleep.

When the A-380 was used to fly few years ago,  I was dreaming a day that I could fly with the giant plane.   The feeling is an excitement from the booking to packing up my stuffs.  It'seems that flying A-380, at last has reached some level of amazement.   The giant plane is the biggest so far in the aviation industry.   It could carry more or less 600 passengers in three different class.  The lower deck sits the the economy passengers.  The upper deck was divided into two, the first and the business class.

The restroom

When I booked online a few weeks ago,  I looked at the sitting configuration and compared it to the B -777.  The plane that was used by many airlines for flights beyond 10 hours.   I knew the flight would be a tiring and crack my neck and back,  I chose a seat at the back anticipating some seats would be vacant and I could lie down and get some sleep.   I did that, I checked online and retain my chosen seat.  When I got to the counter I asked the attendant if the emergency seat is available, she checked and there is one available.   I changed my seat at the back and get the front aisle near the emergency exit.   It was good, I have a very good legroom, I could stand freely and convenient to the nearest restroom.  The seat was bigger than the B-777 economy seat. I will check it out in seat guru to make sure I was right.  The downside sitting in the emergency seat is that family with children was given priority to occupy, that babies loud cry while on flight is inevitable.  And I was right, a family with baby sitting on my right side and in a few hours the crying spree has started.  Many passengers were annoyed, one approached the parents and wanted them to bring the baby at the back.  I stared at the passenger and he noticed my stern look. As a traveler, I understand how the babies behave in the skies.  An adult got bored,  much more to them, plus the fact that cabin was pressurized.   The environment was so different and difficult,  not like when you are in the car or in the ship.

The bar in the sky

I learned through my experience,  travel is not convenient unless you are in the business class.  But it will cost you more than twice the economy rate.  So if money counts bear some inconvenience and rest in the hotel of your destination.   That would be a good idea.  In long travel, I charged my ipod in full battery, I have a reserve power bank with me and some books to read.  I usually drink more water to stay hydrated and keep on walking through the aisles.  When I got tired,  I stretched my legs and back.  I also learned to get conversant with a my seat mate.  Doing so, many travel hours could pass unoticed.

I used the Boss noise cancelling  given by my wife as birthday present, I played music of Bon Jovi, David Guetta,  Beyonce,  Air Supply,  Jennifer Lopez and more.  I always like the music of Josh Groban and Celine Dion while on board.   I made sure that I have some stuffs to kill my travel time.  The entertainment package of Emirates Airline was packed of music,  movies,  TV shows and sports but 16 hours is not that easy to pass by.

Cabin crew sleeping room

It was my first time to do my stock trading while on the sky, I opened Firstmetrosec and COLFinancial website,  I posted BUY for SLI, hope it is done.  If it does, my first stock traded in the skies.  Another history in my life.  Stock trading possible in the skies, first email was sent to my wife too, while on board.

Six have passed ten hours more, I need to do some exercise that made me productive.  I walked over at the back of the plane.  I chat with a Filipina stewardess, an Iranian business man joined by.   It's always fun to have chat with someone else while on board.

Back of the plane, on the right is the cabin crew rest area

I got the opportunity to get a look to the upper deck.   Awesome,  the first class section has 14 cabins and the business has 76 beds.  Wow!! What a fabulous wonder in the sky.  While writing, I am listening to Phil Collins music, beautiful melodies in the sky.  In my write ups I used to proofread before I publish.   This time I did not,  I need to click the publish ASAP,  my subscription is running out.  Another history, my first blog written and published in the skies.