EK A380s: Different configs for different routes

[KeithMEL]

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/sto...-23349,00.html

...Emirates Airline, the world's fastest growing international carrier, has revealed the seat configurations for its new fleet of A380 superjumbos.

The layouts for these double-decker giants suggest that demand for posh travel is as strong today as when ships carried passengers from Europe to the rest of the world - with the select cabins on the shady side of the ship.

Stratification of passengers will extend beyond first class, business class and economy class.

There will also be a geographical hierarchy, with rich Westerners enjoying bedrooms, bars and space, while flights to India and other parts of Asia may resemble the proverbial cattle truck.

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[sqforever]

Is that a picture of the EK's A380 J? Is that an...angled lie-flat seat?! How could EK make that mistake this late in the biz class game. Everyone's going fully flat and if they really want to keep status as a world-leading carrier they need just that. That cattle truck reference to the regional configuration on their whalejet made me rofl though! Thanks for finding KeithMEL!

[9V-JKL]

Its not EK's J. Its generic J seats on the 'demo' A380

[The High Flyer]

Is it just me who feels mildly offended by the reference of a cattle truck on the India-bound flights? I'm not Indian, but I feel there could have been a nicer way to describe the cabin.

[KeithMEL]

Is it just me who feels mildly offended by the reference of a cattle truck on the India-bound flights? I'm not Indian, but I feel there could have been a nicer way to describe the cabin.

'Cattle truck' is not an uncommon way to refer to economy class.

Said 'cattle truck' is further described in a later paragraph:

There will be a small business class and then row after row of economy seats on both decks of the plane.

[Savage25]

Is it just me who feels mildly offended by the reference of a cattle truck on the India-bound flights? I'm not Indian, but I feel there could have been a nicer way to describe the cabin.

Would you prefer "sardine can"?

[The High Flyer]

OK I get it now. I thought they had used cattle as a reference to Indians, ie. read racial discrimination.