Where does the Airbus A380 fly? Q3 2017 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.


Air France (AF)

Paris (CDG) – Abidjan (ABJ)
Paris (CDG) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Paris (CDG) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Paris (CDG) – Mexico City (MEX)
Paris (CDG) – New York (JFK)
Paris (CDG) – San Francisco (SFO)
Paris (CDG) – Shanghai (PVG)
Paris (CDG) – Washington (IAD)

Air France


Asiana Airlines (OZ)

Seoul (ICN) – Barcelona (BCN)
Seoul (ICN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Osaka Kansai (KIX)

Asiana A380


British Airways (BA)

London (LHR) – Boston (BOS)
London (LHR) – Hong Kong (HKG)
London (LHR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
London (LHR) – Los Angeles (LAX)
London (LHR) – San Francisco (SFO)
London (LHR) – Singapore (SIN)
London (LHR) – Vancouver (YVR)
London (LHR) – Washington (IAD)

British Airways


China Southern Airlines (CZ)

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

China Southern


Emirates (EK)

Auckland (AKL) – Brisbane (BNE)
Auckland (AKL) – Melbourne (MEL)
Auckland (AKL) – Sydney (SYD)
Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Sydney (SYD)
Christchurch (CHC) – Sydney (SYD)
Dubai (DXB) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Dubai (DXB) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Bandaranaike (CMB)
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) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Dubai (DXB) – Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Dubai (DXB) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Dubai (DXB) – Kuwait (KWI)
Dubai (DXB) – London Gatwick (LGW)
Dubai (DXB) – London Heathrow (LHR)
Dubai (DXB) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Dubai (DXB) – Madinah (MED)
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) – 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) – Melbourne (MEL)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – New York (JFK)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Paris (CDG)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Sydney (SYD)

Etihad A380


Korean Air (KE)

Seoul (ICN) – London (LHR)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Paris (CDG)

Korean Air


Lufthansa (LH)

Frankfurt (FRA) – Beijing (PEK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Delhi (DEL)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Houston (IAH)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Miami (MIA)
Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – San Francisco (SFO)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Seoul (ICN)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Shanghai (PVG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)

Lufthansa


Malaysia Airlines (MH)

Hong Kong (HKG) - Manchester (MAN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Jeddah (JED)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – London (LHR)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Madinah (MED)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Seoul (ICN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Tokyo (NRT)
Shanghai (PVG) - Hong Kong (HKG)

Malaysia Airlines


Qantas (QF)

Dubai (DXB) – London (LHR)
Dubai (DXB) – Sydney (SYD)
Melbourne (MEL) – Dubai (DXB)
Melbourne (MEL) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Sydney (SYD) – Dallas (DFW)
Sydney (SYD) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Sydney (SYD) – Los Angeles (LAX)

Qantas


Qatar Airways (QR)

Doha (DOH) – Bangkok (BKK)
Doha (DOH) – Guangzhou (CAN)
Doha (DOH) – London (LHR)
Doha (DOH) – Melbourne (MEL)
Doha (DOH) – Paris (CDG)
Doha (DOH) – Sydney (SYD)

A380 - Qatar Airways


Singapore Airlines (SQ)

Frankfurt (FRA) - New York (JFK)
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)
Singapore (SIN) – Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)
Singapore (SIN) – Zurich (ZRH)

Singapore Airlines


Thai Airways International (TG)

Bangkok (BKK) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Bangkok (BKK) – London (LHR)
Bangkok (BKK) – Osaka (KIX)
Bangkok (BKK) – Paris (CDG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Tokyo (NRT)

Thai Airways International


Statistics

SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (Q3 2017 vs Q3 2016):

Rank Airline Available seats Q3 2017 Capacity share Q3 2017 (%) Available seats Q3 2016 Capacity share Q3 2016 (%)
1 Emirates 7981810 52.21 6986757 50.15
2 Singapore Airlines 1056224 6.91 1113832 8
3 Lufthansa German Airlines 1021054 6.68 1024108 7.35
4 Air France 745104 4.87 680088 4.88
5 Etihad Airways 717216 4.69 648900 4.66
6 British Airways 668794 4.37 715225 5.13
7 Qantas Airways 623392 4.08 608872 4.37
8 Qatar Airways 620400 4.06 524238 3.76
9 Thai Airways International 528294 3.46 373659 2.68
10 Korean Air 411850 2.69 417580 3
11 Asiana Airlines 367290 2.4 309870 2.22
12 China Southern Airlines 278160 1.82 347116 2.49
13 Malaysia Airlines 267268 1.75 180804 1.3

TOP 20 SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; Q3 2017 vs Q3 2016):

Rank Airport Available departure seats Q3 2017 Capacity share Q3 2017 (%) Available departure seats Q3 2016 Capacity share Q2 2017 (%)
1 Dubai International 3829041 25.05 3387832 24.32
2 London Heathrow 1172143 7.67 1229897 8.83
3 Frankfurt International 733817 4.8 685332 4.92
4 Singapore Changi 726293 4.75 718683 5.16
5 Paris Charles de Gaulle 716933 4.69 640566 4.6
6 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 628832 4.11 543718 3.9
7 New York J F Kennedy 574941 3.76 462334 3.32
8 Los Angeles 522238 3.42 558871 4.01
9 Sydney Kingsford Smith 505169 3.3 365241 2.62
10 Seoul Incheon International 500826 3.28 457516 3.28
11 Melbourne Airport 365516 2.39 292026 2.1
12 Abu Dhabi International 358608 2.35 324450 2.33
13 Hong Kong International 317365 2.08 319461 2.29
14 Doha 310200 2.03 262119 1.88
15 Beijing Capital Intl 274767 1.8 261846 1.88
16 Guangzhou 234208 1.53 155331 1.11
17 Kuala Lumpur International 231868 1.52 168296 1.21
18 Shanghai Pudong International 211353 1.38 167401 1.2
19 San Francisco 185012 1.21 184920 1.33
20 Auckland International 148896 0.97 142416 1.02
David Casey

David Casey is Editor in Chief of Routes, the global route development community's trusted source for news and information.