Lots of yanks commenting who have never been in an A380, as it's only used in euro, Mid East and Asian airlines. The A380 is so much more comfortable than any 747 I've been on. If you do long haul on an A380 in any class you won't go back...
I've flown the A380 a bunch of times, always SFO-FRA, upper deck economy on Lufthansa.
The best part of the experience is the relative calm of the small economy class on the upper deck. To be honest, other than that, I don't particularly prefer it over anything else. If I was pressed I guess I'd say I prefer the 787. Mostly I prefer whatever gets me to my destination without a layover (which, thankfully, is usually available from SFO).
The worst part is the crush of people trying to board the damn plane, spilling out all over the entire terminal.
No one is really disputing that the A380 is more comfortable than the older 747, but that's not enough to save it as more and more carriers prefer frequency over size.
Yank here. I've flown the 380 twice. It's obviously better than the 747, which is a what, 40 year older plane, but that isn't the point. 787s and 350s are both just as nice and more economical for airlines. I prefer business class in the 787 vs the 380.
