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I took the A380 probably more than 40 times on different routes altogether.

I hope that current companies (Lufthansa, Airfrance, Qantas) will keep it for a long time. It is always a pleasure to fly in it. And superior to the 787 in my opinion.

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I hate those stupid windows of the 787 with a passion. The only joy of being flown in a can is to look out through the windows.

You should like the 787 then, the windows are quite a bit larger. I don't mind the dimming feature, it takes a moment but it works, and I like the ability to have partial dimming. The only thing I don't love is when they're controlled by the crew automatically.

the ability of the crew to take away the dimming control is precisely why I hate them so much.

I found the crew's control of the dimming function far too aggressive on Air India. Even on a midday flight at 1330, the windows were dimmed all throughout till we landed at around 2200. It didn't help that I couldn't sleep throughout, so it was painful to be in a cabin with next to zero natural light.

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