Aircraft Interiors International snuck onboard the Lawrence Hargrave, a Qantas A380, to find out what cleaning crews have to deal with after a super long-haul flight – and to explore every inch of the cabins
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- The Lawrence Hargrave is Qantas’ fifth A380, named after the inventor of the box kite. Adam Gavine stepped onboard the aircraft just after it landed at Heathrow, fresh – or not so fresh – from a 13-hour flight from Singapore
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- Where the magic happens. The cockpit area also features a small bed and lav, so flight crew do not have to leave their secure area
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- Spotless! Either the passengers on this flight were unusually neat and tidy or the cleaning crew got here first. We suspect the latter, especially since the cleaning contractor faces heavy fines if the entire aircraft interior is not finished and ready for new passengers within 40 minutes
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- We found this stairway leading below the main deck. The cleaners have clearly been busy down there – let’s take a look at what they’ve been doing…
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- This galley was left in a fairly clean and tidy state, but the cleaning crew will ensure it is spotless for the next flight
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- Climb the stairs and turn right, and you’ll find a cabin crew workstation, where they can control everything from lighting to the inflight entertainment systems
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- Turn left at the top of the stairs and there is a small lounge area. Something even better lies beyond the locked panel though, as you can see in the next gallery…
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- The 64-seat Marc Newson-designed business class being prepared for its next raft of guests. Cleaning crews swiftly pile up items to be discarded or laundered
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- Organised chaos in the 35-seat premium economy cabin as the cleaners sort through the detritus of many hours of flying
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- Heading back to the front of the upper deck, we stumbled across a team from Panasonic Avionics inspecting an IFE installation. With a base wishing the Heathrow complex, they can respond quickly to any issues
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- First class passengers can control their view and their light levels with these attractive electrically-controlled blinds