If you have ever sat in the lounge on a Qantas A380 – located at the front of the upper deck, at the side of the stairs – you may have wondered what lies beyond that tiny locked door. Adam Gavine breathed in and squeezed through to investigate
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- This area to the side of the stairhead on A380s cannot be used for TTL seating, so Qantas opted to fit a small lounge area with two leather-clad sofas in the space. However, many wonder what secrets lie beyond that door, guarded by the kangaroo. We gave a friendly engineer the secret password and went through the tiny door…
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- OK, it was never going to be a secret speakeasy, but this locked room is fascinating, and gives access to many of the electronic arteries that keep this magnificent bird flying
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- The temptation to press buttons and flick switches is immense, but good sense – and a healthy fear of angry engineers – prevails
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- This is the rack where all the IFE content is stored. It may look rather empty, but this is a recent thing. Before the Panasonic IFE storage systems became solid state, the hard disk boxes were really packed in
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- We love the luxury side of aircraft interiors, but it was a real privilege to have been given access to this functional space
