India is one of the up and coming hottest country for aviation industry, and I am really glad that Airbus is doing several stops in India for marketing. However, I am happier for the fact that the plane is going to Taiwan.
Folks, this is why I am excited about the A380 and why no one else except the trans-Pacific travelers understand where I am coming from.
The routes across the Pacific to asian countries are almost always PACKED, each 747-400 carries a full-load of passengers. It only gets worse during the holiday seasons when we go to visit our relatives outside of the US. The best price I've seen to Taiwan is around 800 USD. In a worst case scenario, I had to pay over 1600 USD for a flight to Taiwan from MCO (mostly due to the fact that I bought the tickets fairly late, because I couldn't afford it earlier until I had been working a few months).
Most fuel efficient sub-sonic flight occurs at around mach 0.85 to 0.86. So for now, it will always take 12-14 hours to travel across the ocean. As a coach class flyer, I would LOVE to have a quieter plane, a little bit more leg room and a nice spacious walkaround area, and on top of that, cheaper fares.
The asian market is one of the best resources for the A380. I have always said this and I'm sticking to it. The only reason why so few of the asian airlines have ordered the plane is because they are very cautious. I know that China Airlines and EVA Air are very curious about the plane, but will not make such a huge gamble until the A380 has proven herself in other parts of the world.
Taiwan was not pleased initially for Airbus skipping out on them and going straight to mainland for the publicity (I even have the Airways Magazine article to prove their unhappiness). I hope that this tour will quell some ill opinion on the A380 and the future improve air travel for Pacific flyers all around the world.
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While I can see it bringing down ticket prices I don't see more legroom or a lounge. Their's just to much revenue tied up in those extra inches to not put a few more seats in. I'm moderately sure I'll always be cramped on planes.
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