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.
Q4 2017 network update
Air France (AF)
Paris (CDG) – Abidjan (ABJ)
Paris (CDG) – Atlanta (ATL)
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)
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) – Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)
Seoul (ICN) – Tokyo Narita (NRT)
British Airways (BA)
London (LHR) – Boston (BOS)
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)
China Southern Airlines (CZ)
Guangzhou (CAN) – Beijing (PEK)
Guangzhou (CAN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Guangzhou (CAN) – Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)
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) – Bahrain (BAH)
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) – 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)
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)
Korean Air (KE)
Seoul (ICN) – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
Seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN) – London (LHR)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Paris (CDG)
Seoul (ICN) – Sydney (SYD)
Lufthansa (LH)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Bangkok (BKK)
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) – Shanghai (PVG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)
Malaysia Airlines (MH)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – London (LHR)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Seoul (ICN)
Qantas (QF)
Dubai (DXB) – London (LHR)
Melbourne (MEL) – Dubai (DXB)
Melbourne (MEL) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Sydney (SYD) – Dallas (DFW)
Sydney (SYD) - Dubai (DXB)
Sydney (SYD) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Sydney (SYD) – Los Angeles (LAX)
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)
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)
Singapore (SIN) – Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)
Singapore (SIN) – Tokyo (NRT)
Singapore (SIN) – Zurich (ZRH)
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)
Statistics
SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (Q4 2017 vs Q4 2016):
Rank | Airline | Available seats Q4 2017 | Capacity share Q4 2017 (%) | Available seats Q4 2016 | Capacity share Q4 2016 (%) |
1 | Emirates | 7994355 | 54.28 | 7218840 | 52.28 |
2 | Singapore Airlines | 1067337 | 7.25 | 1135019 | 8.22 |
3 | Lufthansa German Airlines | 833233 | 5.66 | 782333 | 5.67 |
4 | Etihad Airways | 662656 | 4.5 | 633675 | 4.59 |
5 | Qantas Airways | 616616 | 4.19 | 613712 | 4.44 |
6 | Qatar Airways | 616264 | 4.18 | 495803 | 3.59 |
7 | Air France | 580500 | 3.94 | 580500 | 4.2 |
8 | British Airways | 569835 | 3.87 | 655662 | 4.75 |
9 | Thai Airways International | 479622 | 3.26 | 437541 | 3.17 |
10 | Korean Air | 462288 | 3.14 | 401286 | 2.91 |
11 | Asiana Airlines | 423720 | 2.88 | 315315 | 2.28 |
12 | China Southern Airlines | 256238 | 1.74 | 331850 | 2.4 |
13 | Malaysia Airlines | 164754 | 1.12 | 205508 | 1.49 |
TOP 20 SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; Q4 2017 vs Q4 2016):
Rank | Airport | Available departure seats Q4 2017 | Capacity share Q4 2017 (%) | Available departure seats Q4 2016 | Capacity share Q4 2016 (%) |
1 | Dubai International | 3831033 | 26.01 | 3436584 | 24.89 |
2 | London Heathrow Apt | 1086599 | 7.38 | 1128931 | 8.18 |
3 | Singapore Changi Apt | 727128 | 4.94 | 749149 | 5.43 |
4 | Frankfurt International Apt | 673574 | 4.57 | 601218 | 4.35 |
5 | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Apt | 619839 | 4.21 | 558351 | 4.04 |
6 | Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt | 601016 | 4.08 | 544868 | 3.95 |
7 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Apt | 592879 | 4.03 | 579841 | 4.2 |
8 | Seoul Incheon International Airport | 497619 | 3.38 | 413553 | 3 |
9 | Los Angeles International Apt | 481041 | 3.27 | 501235 | 3.63 |
10 | New York J F Kennedy International Apt | 452131 | 3.07 | 420363 | 3.04 |
11 | Abu Dhabi International Apt | 331328 | 2.25 | 316575 | 2.29 |
12 | Doha | 308132 | 2.09 | 264156 | 1.91 |
13 | Melbourne Airport | 302119 | 2.05 | 302678 | 2.19 |
14 | Hong Kong International Apt | 271835 | 1.85 | 360066 | 2.61 |
15 | Beijing Capital Intl Apt | 235047 | 1.6 | 205546 | 1.49 |
16 | Guangzhou | 215074 | 1.46 | 246024 | 1.78 |
17 | Shanghai Pudong International Apt | 207253 | 1.41 | 160347 | 1.16 |
18 | Johannesburg O.r. Tambo International | 170456 | 1.16 | 85458 | 0.62 |
19 | Auckland International Apt | 170447 | 1.16 | 201750 | 1.46 |
20 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | 152411 | 1.03 | 177821 | 1.29 |