Where does the Airbus A380 fly? Q1 2019 network update

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

Q1 2019 network update - all data supplied by OAG Schedules Analyser.


Air France (AF)

Paris (CDG) - Abidjan (ABJ)
Paris (CDG) - Atlanta (ATL) - one time
Paris (CDG) - Dubai (DXB)
Paris (CDG) - Johannesburg (JNB)
Paris (CDG) - Los Angeles (LAX)
Paris (CDG) - Mexico City Juarez (MEX)
Paris (CDG) - Miami (MIA)
Paris (CDG) - New York J F Kennedy (JFK)
Paris (CDG) - Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
Paris (CDG) - Washington (IAD) - one time

Air France


Asiana Airlines (OZ)

Seoul (ICN) – Bangkok (BKK) - one time
Seoul (ICN) – Barcelona (BCN) - two times
Seoul (ICN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Sydney (SYD)
Seoul (ICN) – Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Asiana A380


British Airways (BA)

London (LHR) – Chicago (ORD) - one time
London (LHR) – Hong Kong (HKG)
London (LHR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
London (LHR) – Los Angeles (LAX)
London (LHR) – Miami (MIA)
London (LHR) – San Francisco (SFO)
London (LHR) – Singapore (SIN)
London (LHR) – Washington (IAD)

British Airways


China Southern Airlines (CZ)

Guangzhou (CAN) – Beijing (PEK)
Guangzhou (CAN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Guangzhou (CAN) – Sydney (SYD)

China Southern


Emirates (EK)

Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Sydney (SYD)
Christchurch (CHC) – Sydney (SYD)
Dubai (DXB) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Dubai (DXB) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Bangkok (BKK)
Dubai (DXB) – Barcelona (BCN)
Dubai (DXB) – Beijing (PEK)
Dubai (DXB) – Birmingham (BHX)
Dubai (DXB) – Brisbane (BNE)
Dubai (DXB) – Casablanca (CMN)
Dubai (DXB) – Copenhagen (CPH)
Dubai (DXB) – Duesseldorf (DUS)
Dubai (DXB) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Dubai (DXB) – Guangzhou (CAN)
Dubai (DXB) – Hamburg (HAM)
Dubai (DXB) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Dubai (DXB) – Houston (IAH)
Dubai (DXB) – Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Dubai (DXB) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Dubai (DXB) – London Gatwick (LGW)
Dubai (DXB) – London Heathrow (LHR)
Dubai (DXB) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Dubai (DXB) – Madrid (MAD)
Dubai (DXB) – Manchester (MAN)
Dubai (DXB) – Mauritius (MRU)
Dubai (DXB) – Melbourne (MEL)
Dubai (DXB) – Milan (MXP)
Dubai (DXB) – Moscow (DME)
Dubai (DXB) – Mumbai (BOM)
Dubai (DXB) – Munich (MUC)
Dubai (DXB) – New York (JFK)
Dubai (DXB) – Nice (NCE)
Dubai (DXB) – Osaka (KIX)
Dubai (DXB) – Paris (CDG)
Dubai (DXB) – Perth (PER)
Dubai (DXB) – Prague (PRG)
Dubai (DXB) – Rome (FCO)
Dubai (DXB) – San Francisco (SFO)
Dubai (DXB) – Sao Paulo (GRU)
Dubai (DXB) – Seoul (ICN)
Dubai (DXB) – Shanghai (PVG)
Dubai (DXB) – Singapore (SIN)
Dubai (DXB) – Sydney (SYD)
Dubai (DXB) – Taipei (TPE)
Dubai (DXB) – Tokyo (NRT)
Dubai (DXB) – Toronto (YYZ)
Dubai (DXB) – Vienna (VIE)
Dubai (DXB) – Washington (IAD)
Dubai (DXB) – Zurich (ZRH)
Melbourne Airport (MEL) – Singapore (SIN)
Milan (MXP) – New York (JFK)

Emirates Airline


Etihad Airways (EY)

Abu Dhabi (AUH) – London (LHR)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – New York (JFK)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Paris (CDG)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Sydney (SYD)

Etihad A380


Korean Air (KE)

Seoul (ICN) – Bangkok (BKK)
Seoul (ICN) – London (LHR) - one time
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Paris (CDG)
Seoul (ICN) – Sydney (SYD)
Seoul (ICN) – Taipei (TPE)

Korean Air


Lufthansa (LH)

Frankfurt (FRA) – Bangkok (BKK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Delhi (DEL)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Houston (IAH)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Miami (MIA) - one time
Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK) - one time
Frankfurt (FRA) – San Francisco (SFO) - two times
Frankfurt (FRA) – Shanghai (PVG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)
Munich (MUC) - Beijing (PEK) - two times
Munich (MUC) - Hong Kong (HKG)
Munich (MUC) - Los Angeles (LAX) - one time
Munich (MUC) - Miami (MIA)
Munich (MUC) - San Francisco (SFO)

Lufthansa


Malaysia Airlines (MH)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Seoul (ICN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Tokyo (NRT)

Malaysia Airlines


Qantas (QF)

London (LHR) - Singapore (SIN)
Melbourne (MEL) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Melbourne (MEL) – Singapore (SIN)
Sydney (SYD) – Dallas (DFW)
Sydney (SYD) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Sydney (SYD) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Sydney (SYD) - Singapore (SIN)

Qantas


Qatar Airways (QR)

Doha (DOH) – Bangkok (BKK)
Doha (DOH) – Frankfurt (FRA) - one time
Doha (DOH) – Guangzhou (CAN)
Doha (DOH) – London (LHR)
Doha (DOH) – Melbourne (MEL)
Doha (DOH) – Paris (CDG)
Doha (DOH) – Perth (PER)
Doha (DOH) – Sydney (SYD)

A380 - Qatar Airways


Singapore Airlines (SQ)

Frankfurt (FRA) - New York (JFK)
Singapore (SIN) – Auckland (AKL)
Singapore (SIN) – Beijing (PEK)
Singapore (SIN) – Delhi (DEL)
Singapore (SIN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Singapore (SIN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Singapore (SIN) – London (LHR)
Singapore (SIN) – Melbourne (MEL)
Singapore (SIN) – Mumbai (BOM)
Singapore (SIN) – Osaka (KIX)
Singapore (SIN) – Paris (CDG) - one time
Singapore (SIN) – Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)
Singapore (SIN) – Zurich (ZRH)

Singapore Airlines


Thai Airways International (TG)

Bangkok (BKK) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Bangkok (BKK) – London (LHR)
Bangkok (BKK) – Osaka (KIX) - one time
Bangkok (BKK) – Paris (CDG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Tokyo (NRT)

Thai Airways International


Statistics

SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (Q1 2019 vs Q1 2018):

Rank Airline Available seats Q1 2019 Capacity share Q1 2019 (%) Available seats Q1 2018 Capacity share Q1 2018 (%)
1 Emirates 7479586 52.57 8036212 54.91
2 Singapore Airlines 1139907 8.01 961746 6.57
3 Qatar Airways 801350 5.63 715011 4.89
4 Etihad Airways 653376 4.59 665108 4.54
5 Lufthansa German Airlines 644394 4.53 787423 5.38
6 Qantas Airways 601612 4.23 631620 4.32
7 Air France 591336 4.16 507228 3.47
8 Korean Air 552299 3.88 529507 3.62
9 British Airways 543571 3.82 550137 3.76
10 Asiana Airlines 393030 2.76 422730 2.89
11 Thai Airways International 341211 2.4 435006 2.97
12 China Southern Airlines 316296 2.22 261462 1.79
13 Malaysia Airlines 168642 1.19 132662 0.91


TOP 20 SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; Q1 2019 vs Q1 2018):

Rank Airport Available departure seats Q1 2019 Capacity share Q1 2019 (%) Available departure seats Q1 2018 Capacity share Q1 2018 (%)
1 Dubai International 3647352 25.64 3856834 26.35
2 London Heathrow Apt 930487 6.54 1021754 6.98
3 Singapore Changi Apt 838583 5.89 692101 4.73
4 Paris Charles de Gaulle Apt 682074 4.79 544833 3.72
5 Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt 612163 4.3 668814 4.57
6 Seoul Incheon International Airport 560514 3.94 528924 3.61
7 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Apt 496087 3.49 728240 4.98
8 Frankfurt International Apt 452541 3.18 678241 4.63
9 Los Angeles International Apt 448699 3.15 447947 3.06
10 Doha 400675 2.82 357764 2.44
11 Abu Dhabi International Apt 326688 2.3 332554 2.27
12 New York J F Kennedy International Apt 285514 2.01 373014 2.55
13 Hong Kong International Apt 279341 1.96 256880 1.76
14 Melbourne Airport 273740 1.92 258910 1.77
15 Guangzhou 248263 1.75 223956 1.53
16 Beijing Capital Intl Apt 210126 1.48 202438 1.38
17 Munich International Airport 209738 1.47 103547 0.71
18 Johannesburg O.r. Tambo International 185011 1.3 176894 1.21
19 Shanghai Pudong International Apt 174747 1.23 208343 1.42
20 Kuala Lumpur International Airport 170806 1.2 159378 1.09

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David Casey

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