According to the Evening Standard - which, in fairness, is probably copying straight from Airbus's Press Release -
The Airbus A380 will carry 550 passengers and offer inflight bars and self-service kitchens.
Um, maybe. Maybe there will be planes, or parts of planes, set aside for Business or First Class customers to sit in lounge-style seats. Meanwhile, it will be business as usual in steerage - pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap. We can complain all we like about being herded like cattle. Simple economics dictate that we will pay more for comfort.
The ES is running a poll - 'will you use the superjumbo'. My response - why not? Are they trying to create a fake but insidious climate of misplaced fear? At the end of the day, it's an aeroplane. they've been around for a hundred years. They are a relatively safe way to travel, and I would be prepared to believe, safer than they ever have been. It's all a bit Daily Mailish, really, like being frightened of foreigners and MMR jabs.
