NEW Qantas A380 Business Class review - Los Angeles to Sydney
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- Join me in the new business class product onboard a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 from Los Angeles to Sydney. Qantas trip report / flight review.
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0:00 intro
0:38 arrival into LAX
1:30 One World Business Class Lounge
3:27 my A380
3:55 my seat
7:14 dinner
7:45 new onboard lounge
8:38 seat converted to bed
8:53 sunrise
9:40 breakfast
10:16 inflight entertainment
13:11 menus
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The hair dryer joke was criminally under appreciated
I agree. I will be using that from now on.
Great to see you back exploring the world mate. Brilliant review. That midnight snack looked delicious!
The Aussies are back!!
Hi Dennis
Boys are Qantas bringing back the A380 for QF93 Melbourne to LAX
The approach into Sydney is always iconic. No place like home.
Fully agree! Although I love flying in from the north as you get a great view of the harbour bridge and cbd.
I am frequently at LAX and saw the two Qantas A380s that were stored there during the pandemic. The Qantas hangar is right on the edge of LAX and you can look through the fence and see the A380s up close. They were quite a beautiful sight❤️✈️
3 hours with traffic
actually there is one outside that is still as of nov, 22, 2022
Thanks for keeping an eye on our flying kangaroos ! :)
I flew this route business class pre-pandemic and your schnitzel sandwich snack looks better than my main meal on that flight. Clearly the food has improved ! You don't comment on the crew - on my flight the FAs were mediocre at best. We have a long way to catch up to the best asian and middle east carriers.
Agree there qantas buisness is lagging !
A 14.5 hour flight in an Airbus A380 is certainly made far more interesting by consuming a large range of culinary delights, viewing a spectacular sunrise, spending time in the horizonal position, watching a film or two, using a hair dryer (very briefly!!) and undergoing a very gentle descent onto Sydney International airport - all recorded with good video footage and descriptive commentary. Again, thanks Paul!
I flew VH-OQB Singapore to Melbourne late in 2019, forward economy lower deck. Fantastic aircraft, and the 4 Rolls Royce engines are quiet. This was before it had the interior refitted. OQB was also the first A380 to return to service, OQD (your flight) the second.
It's always nice to see videos of you exploring the world two years after a long COVID hibernation, with great flight reviews to start of with; and while the American Airlines NZ routes to Auckland and Christchurch are not in the timetable at the moment, there's still some hope for these routes to be up and running eventually; and once they do in the future, I'd appreciate to see you review either the Auckland-Dallas or Christchurch-LA route. But I'd suggest the latter though, for your future world travels since this would be the first time the South Island of NZ would be getting its very first nonstop flights to the US mainland for the first time in history!
I love this guy's humour!!!! He understands how great flying is and omits his enthusiasm!
I'm flying Business on the Qantas A380 to LAX next year and this was EXACTLY the video I needed to see. Thank you so much for such a great inside look into the experience!
Glad it was helpful!
I love the 747 for the history, but the A380 is so much quieter and more comfortable; and I haven't flown business on the A380. The upper deck looks good! Thanks for the video.
Done syd lon via Darwin 787 17 hrs Darwin was not fun flying home A380 via Singapore was bliss
Very nice and informative video. The ending brought back many happy memories of my last flight to Sydney to watch my wife compete on one of the U.S. teams at the 2000 Sydney Games. After flying for hours with nothing to see outside it was a bit of a surprise to suddenly find yourself flying over some land. My Qantas flight took us within sight of the Opera House before it made a slow turn over the Harbor Bridge and then over the Olympic Stadium right at dusk where we could clearly see the stadium full of people with the torch burning. Even after travelling for well over 30 hours from North Carolina with two connections it was an exciting and dramatic approach into Sydney.
Thanks so much for the excellent and informative videos of your trip to the US. Really some incredible aircraft and engineering. Your camera work is appreciated to allow up close detail and just how close quarters the US bombers were. A well documented trip and you say there are more videos. Looking forward to those🙂
Thx for your recent videos in 2022. As someone who loves flight but has avoided flying due to covid in last few years, your videos are enticing me back to travel again. Thx mate.
Thanks Paul,
Wonderful insights, as always!
Great to see you keep the window shade up! Dawn and dusk are so magic!
This reminded me of my first QF 380 flight coming home from LAX on QF-OQB in December 2008.
The cabin crew were young, fresh, and anxious!
So exciting!
What an amazing aircraft!
Great to see Paul Stewart international trip reports back! The facts are presented without complaining.
100% agree about cabin temperature. You can always get warmer easily. Hard to cool down and maintain modesty/legality! As someone who runs 'hot', there's nothing better than snuggling up in a duvet in a cooler cabin and having a great sleep.
Been working at HEL airport in Finland, Europe for 6 years consecutively, and 3 summers prior to that with American Airlines in seasonal work.
I've always liked the buzz of being surrounded by travelling people and aircrafts. The magic of transportation will never cease to amaze me. But never have I ever felt a certain kind of "fandom" or enthusiasm towards a type of aircraft - they're all wonderful, but they're still all aircrafts to me - until I saw my first A380 on Flightradar (it was, of course, a Qantas one, hence why I'm here).
Something about the two-story aircraft, and the huge, bright red empennage with a hopping kangaroo, just made me fall in love with this plane. It's so weird and so magnificent at the same time. I was surprised to hear that the take-off is quiet, I would've definitely imagined that this thing roars! But what I've learned from aircrafts is, the smaller it is, the louder it is.
I've yet to visit Australia, but it's my NO. 1 travel dream currently. I can only hope that my hop from Singapore to Australia will be on board this amazing, one-of-a-kind, two-story aircraft.
Thanks for the clear, cozy video, Paul! Safe travels and greetings from HEL (EFHK) station.
I went on an A380 once from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle to Shanghai Pudong, definitely one of the nicest flights I have ever been on. I can't even imagine what it would have been like for you in business class!
Brilliant video and great that Qantas have the confidence in the type to refit them with the bar/lounge facility. Just wish BA would do the same then they can compete with the other carriers.
Great to have you back with us Paul. The 380 looks superb. You said that you’re not a foodie but if you ate all the food then you must have rolled off the plane. Hope you’ve got over Covid and that you have lots of travel plans.
Brilliant to see you back in the air and taking good decent length flights.
"Using the hairdryer..." - you kill me Paul. Cheers to another great review video!
I’m particularly grateful for the in depth hair dryer test as part of this review.
International reviews by Paul Stewart rock and they have been sorely missed over the last couple of years. Anyways mate, great review as always and happy to support mandatory air vents across all aircraft. Nothing worse than a hot tin can...
Anytime you upload Paul, I always get exited you do such a professional job on your videos well done mate you should be proud of yourself. Keep up the good work and I look forward to watching some more future videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The subtle self deprecating humour was on point.
It will be a shame when A380 business class no longer flies as it is the best BC in the sky.
Been looking forward to this and it did not disappoint!! Great review as usual Paul, thank you! ☺️
I was wondering what the new A380 retrofit was like and now I know. Thanks for the video and I really enjoyed it.
Just fly in from LAX, 22K. You are right on all points. Thank you for the recommendations. Chillers were broken, so no hot breakfast. My only complaint was when the seat is flat, window side has that part (used to keep stuff from falling between sidewall and seat) does not descend. Small issue.
Hi Paul, great to watch. After loosing 747 I am still dreaming off flying on A380. If you recall, booked A380 with BA, via the long way round/out of my way etc, they changed the bloody aircraft, hours before my flight. Didnt tell me 😢
But, now saving to fly Emirates A380 Business.. Bucket list 😉👍😁🍷🥂
Been looking forward to this one, great stuff mate!
Great to see you back in the Air Paul!!
Great to see the A380 coming back, just wish we would see some 747s come back but I know that is not happening. I was at LAX the last Saturday in February to fly a red-eye to Chicago on United and while it is good to see traffic overall returning to normal, not so good seeing LAX returning to its normal bad conditions and the gate area for United was just horrible with multiple red-eyes leaving at the same time.
Lufthansa just announced they are returning their A380s into service next year because of the (unexpected?) boom of travelers returning to the skies. Sounds good to me! :)
Great review Paul. Good to have you back on the TH-cam airways.
Thank you for treating us with the beautiful pics of the Sunrise.
Fantastic review mate. These new business class seats look much more fresh and up to date. Looked like a great flight, and welcome home.
I'm about to take the refurbed A380 from SYD to LAX so this was a much needed video 😃
Very good to see that Qantas A380 have improved their business class seats. The old seats were not so good!
Yeah they were pretty old. Sadly there are still a few A380s out there with the old seats so it's a bit of a lottery if you get the new or old seat
The two times I’ve flown Qantas business on their A380’s pre and post pandemic I’ve been unfortunate enough to get the old seats 🥲
That's a huge upgrade from the previous business class seat. Superb video!
It really is. There is one Qantas A380 flying with the old seat so I was terrified that I might have got it but thankfully not!
Lovely video I love flying on the A380 it’s an amazing experience 👍 thanks Paul please keep up the great work
Nice vid, Paul, thanks! I'm a bit of a US fan, went last year, going this year. My seat is 22A so two behind yours! Last year went to The Intrepid in NY, this trip going to Seattle Museum of Flight. Oh did you notice, I'm also a proud av-geek! Of course your message that the 707 will soon be here is exciting! Been waiting YEARS for that! I got friends who have pics onboard with JT! Too too cool! 😂
Wow, those RM Williams boots have had a rough life lol!…Good to see the A380 doing its thing again.
So good to see you back flying long haul, I seem to recall your last one was when we English still had the Ashes and you were in that flying boat via the empire route.....
The bathroom tap scene is a classic. Glad to see you have not lost your sense of humour.
One thing about the A380 I don't like is the windows. It is like looking at a washing machine and it makes to see the views compared to an older plane like the 747.
Agreed about the windows. Nah england probably cheated or something.
Take this as validation: It's great to have the flight reviews back! Thanks Paul
haha cheers
Fantastic shots of that sunrise 🌄.. good to see the end of the Skybed II .. the a380s were the last to still hv them. Will need to see ur review of the refreshed First cabin next 🙏
Hi Paul,
Good to see you back up in the air. Looking forward to more reviews.
Kind regards
DS
Thanks Paul. I’m so looking forward to flying on the A380 again this year. I’m still trying to remember the last time I used a hairdryer…
You’re living the dream man keep up the good work!
I’m flying Qantas Brisbane to LA In October, have put in my points upgrade for business both ways 🤞🤞
fingers crossed for you!
That breakfast was EPIC! I've never seen pancakes on a flight meal, and I've watched a million of these videos! The serving was huge!
I think I may have been on the same flight as you Paul! Was my first time in Business Class too 😀
Thank you, Paul for this concluding flight after your US trip which I followed with interest. Totally agree that The Bradley terminal is almost like home when you hit the Q lounge. Last trip pre Covid, with spouse and mature daughter in tow ex Seattle cracked it for a J upgrade and had to shoot into the first class lounge to get our boarding passes back to Aus. Not a problem! J lounge was excellent and flew back in the old J seat configuration. New J seats are so much better, especially close to the window. Glad to read further positive Q reviews, have spent Q in the air on eight occasions the last 10 weeks and cannot fault them. Looking forward to more excellent reviews. Time to get together with Dennis, Greener grass Brooks for some more air trip to lighten our long haul flight deprivation? Cheers.
Thanks Otto. Yes a tee up with Dennis and Jeb will hopefully happen soon
Good review Paul! Looks like a really comfortable and enjoyable flight - very envious! :)
cheers Adam. Your recent train vlogs are doing well! About time you got the exposure you deserve for the well produced trip reports!
@@PaulStewartAviation Awww - thank you! ☺️
Even though at least 27 A380s are retired from before covid until now, we all know that more A380s will return very soon back to the skies in the near future.
Loved it, mate. Hair dryer as useful on you as me, but loved the new seats on the A 380. Agree that getting ready to fly home without a boarding pass is a bit of a XYQ....., luckily in my case the first class lounge
Q staff were able to help and then pointed out where the J lounge was?! Thanks for reminding what careless travel feels like....hope no post Covid symptoms have become evident. Cheers!
Good to be back!
Thank you for the video! Have a fabulous week.
Thanks Paul for such a great video, loved your line regarding the hairdryer.
i flew this one's a month for 6 years.. amazing experience
LOL… that hairdryer joke was golden!
The hairdryer bit got me
Very very detailed video, which is great. always enjoy flying Qantas, and the A380 is by far, the best plane flying. Nice job.
I've just discovered your channel and I love it; especially as I am flying this very product in a few weeks. Thank you for your great content.
Safe flight and enjoy!
Finally found an Aussie vlogger 🎉🎉 love your sense of humour. The hair dryer got me, I rewound to see what the big deal with the hair dryer was 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Glad you enjoyed
Well that was an awesome flight! They should all be so good.
Excellent review, Paul! Looks like QF has done away with the stylish little pepper & salt dispensers, in favour of grotty paper ones (too many got pinched?). So glad you were able to use the hair dryer to style your locks 😊. Keep flying & reporting, mate. 👍
been a fan forever keep up these great vids!
Excellent video Paul. You have an easy style while providing detailed information about all topics I'm interested in.
Qantas Business on a 14 hour flight certainly looks like it would be a great experience.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy my style
Another awesome Video mate :) I would love to fly in the A380 one day i hope
Fabulous and great commentary as always .. great to see the refurbished J 👍🛫🥂🙏 and 🌞.. rise 😎
Hi Paul,
Another great review my friend. Keep up the amazing insights into your worldwide travels.
Kind regards
DS
I think most lounges they will let you in without a boarding pass if your airline’s check in counter hasn’t opened yet and you are not able to get a boarding pass. That was the case for me when I was connecting at SFO for my Asiana airlines flight to Seoul Incheon. I was allowed into the United Polaris lounge right after I got off my United flight from lax. I had like 3 hours or so after I landed before the Asiana check in counter opened. I popped into the Polaris lounge and ate at the a la carte restaurant and took a nap before leaving for a quick minute to check in and get my boarding pass.
I would think that you would have a copy of an itinerary on you, or, you would have this info with emails on your iPhone etc
Via having this, you would be able to show proof of your upcoming flight.
This should avoid any issues with Lounge access, if you don’t yet have a boarding pass / ticket for the next flight ?
Glad Business Class has been remodeled. It was getting a little tired. I would certainly prefer a seat closer to a window. Is there a way to know this on seat selection? Really appreciate your review. 👋🏻
The sunrise was amazing Paul. Thanks.
I know right! And it was 1000% better in person than what the camera showed
Great vlog Paul! I think it's the first time we've seen a good view of the lounge even though it was dark. It does look a bit drab in there? Maybe it'll be more inviting when lit up?
Social media effluencers haha
FINALLY A REFURBISHED QANTAS A380 VIDEO FROM SOMEONE!!!!!!
Thank you for your entertaining videos! Always fun to watch! Cheers, Axel
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, Paul another great video & good to see you back. I have still to see all your blogs from the US but I'll be savouring those over the next few days. Greetings from Coffs Harbour.
Thanks Rex. You'll have hours of entertainment to catch up on :)
Best quotes must be
" ...and I got covid, but all good things must come to an end"
And
" hurtling through the skies in a tin can"
I couldn't stop laughing 😂.
Hi Paul, welcome back to Australia. Great trip report, good to see that the quality of meals and drinks on board is great, too.
Oh...on a final note....I love the new hairstyle you got using the hair dryer in the men's bathroom...it really suits you !😉
Even better social media effulencer. A pretty crap title if you ask me.
You missed the "influencers and their lack of validation" due to absence of wifi connection. lol
Iv always wanted to fly on a 747 and an A380. A trip to Australia would be amazing, but im a bit broke(ish) right now.
Nice report Paul, you must save a bundle on power ,using that hair dryer for 5 milliseconds. The A380 is superbly quiet and comfortable, much better than the 787 .
Wow, Paul! What a beautiful and FUNNY video! You are a genius at video making 😃😃👍👍 Thank you, for this experience! ✈✈
Love it Paul! Great vid as usual and I'm really enjoying the u.s military and space stuff. Hope to get there one day! How did you find travelling at this time? I'm looking to head to the U.K. in September so not sure how it will be! Cheers
Looked like a great flight!
Another amazing video
Excellent report. Thank you.
That hair dryer is absolutely essential ;D I managed to snatch seat 16A on my next QF international flight from SIN to MEL. Hopefully Qantas will hand out the amenity kit next time; last time the “ground crew forgot to load them” on QF2 to SYD via DRW, and even the inflight menu and breakfast order were black & white photocopies. Rather than forgetting to load them, I suspect there was a supply issue on that particular flight. No one seemed to notice that the amenity kits were missing though. But that was my first international flight out of Melbourne since March 2020, and flying through DRW itself is quintessentially witnessing history for me, therefore the missing kit shenanigan didn’t manage to ruin my trip at all - now it bothers me after seeing it in your trip report.
How was seat 16A?
@@jonathonh3893 It was better than other seats, as there’s more wiggling room for your feet, and plenty of space for personal items. I hardly noticed the toilet right in front throughout the flight, and the privacy of the seat is great too.
@@tpplatfzft Thank you :)
Paul as always a fun vlog !
Glad u are ok
Seems u had a great time !
Paul have not eaten during his entire visit as that was a lot of food lol
Closer to window is always better
Ah Paul does it again. I thought that the hair dryer sequence was going to be the highlight and was chortling. But then - did you say Social Media Affluencer? Normality returns when Paul is flying. Love it.
not Effluencer? He needs to up his game and do a tiktok in the lounge shower 🤣
Thank you, for this video! I'm impressed and moved! :,)
@11:57 bro chose violence 😂😂😂😂 violating influencers
Very nice video :)
13:33 - Hey thats me!!!
Really looking forward to try the trip to Australia then hit the Ghan with things opening.
Paul you should have polished off the bottle of Mt Langi Shiraz in the cabin lounge
Outstanding video.
Glad you enjoyed it
im a new subscriber, Mr. Stewart and I really like your way of doing things. It has a nice "welcome along for the ride" feel to it. Kind of like Jeb Brooks, Noel Phillips, and TrekTrendy
Cheers
Looked like a very nice flight back home. 🤗 Can't get over how far back Business Class went. I am a bit disappointed at how very short the review of the hairdryer in the lounge was though. Not good enough Paul! 😂🤣
😂😂
13:33 - sorry thats my foot and legs in background. was a fantastic flight. saw you filming haha, im a huge fan.
I think the time-stamp is wrong as 13:33 is the menus :)