Where does the Airbus A380 fly? Q2 2018 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.

Q2 2018 network update - all data supplied by OAG


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 Dulles (IAD)

Air France


Asiana Airlines (OZ)

Seoul (ICN) – Bangkok (BKK)
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)

Asiana A380


British Airways (BA)

London (LHR) – Boston (BOS)
London (LHR) – Chicago (ORD)
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) – Vancouver (YVR)

British Airways


China Southern Airlines (CZ)

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

China Southern


Emirates (EK)

Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Sydney (SYD)
Christchurch (CHC) – Sydney (SYD)
Dubai (DXB) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Dubai (DXB) – Athens (ATH)
Dubai (DXB) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Bangkok (BKK)
Dubai (DXB) – Barcelona (BCN)
Dubai (DXB) – Beijing (PEK)
Dubai (DXB) – Birmingham (BHX)
Dubai (DXB) – Boston (BOS) - one-time
Dubai (DXB) – Brisbane (BNE)
Dubai (DXB) – Brussels (BRU) - one-time
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) – Houston (IAH)
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)

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 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)

Korean Air


Lufthansa (LH)

Frankfurt (FRA) – Delhi (DEL)
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)
Munich (MUC) - Beijing (PEK)
Munich (MUC) - Hong Kong (HKG)
Munich (MUC) - Los Angeles (LAX)

Lufthansa


Malaysia Airlines (MH)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Seoul (ICN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Sydney (SYD)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Tokyo (NRT)

Malaysia Airlines


Qantas (QF)

Dubai (DXB) – London (LHR)
London (LHR) - Singapore (SIN)
Melbourne (MEL) – Dubai (DXB)
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) – 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) – 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) – 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) – London (LHR)
Bangkok (BKK) – Osaka (KIX)
Bangkok (BKK) – Paris (CDG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Tokyo (NRT)

Thai Airways International


Statistics

SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (Q2 2018 vs Q2 2017):

Rank Airline Available seats Q2 2018 Capacity share Q2 2018 (%) Available seats Q2 2017 Capacity share Q2 2017 (%)
1 Emirates 7737768 53.32 7286173 51.61
2 Singapore Airlines 1007682 6.94 1018008 7.21
3 Lufthansa German Airlines 926380 6.38 904493 6.41
4 Qatar Airways 774983 5.34 659175 4.67
5 Etihad Airways 702180 4.84 678058 4.8
6 British Airways 688023 4.74 662228 4.69
7 Air France 645000 4.44 674412 4.78
8 Qantas Airways 519816 3.58 605000 4.29
9 Korean Air 409849 2.82 399034 2.83
10 Asiana Airlines 390060 2.69 354915 2.51
11 Thai Airways International 369096 2.54 433485 3.07
12 China Southern Airlines 257534 1.77 253442 1.8
13 Malaysia Airlines 83106 0.57 188082 1.33

TOP 20 SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; Q2 2018 vs Q2 2017):

Rank Airport Available departure seats Q2 2018 Capacity share Q2 2018 (%) Available departure seats Q2 2017 Capacity share Q2 2017 (%)
1 Dubai International 3631313 25.02 3437374 24.35
2 London Heathrow Apt 1022352 7.05 1144680 8.11
3 Singapore Changi Apt 833439 5.74 704459 4.99
4 Paris Charles de Gaulle Apt 684697 4.72 658514 4.66
5 Sydney Kingsford Smith Apt 590987 4.07 541451 3.84
6 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Apt 588614 4.06 606082 4.29
7 Frankfurt International Apt 532418 3.67 664544 4.71
8 New York J F Kennedy International Apt 518644 3.57 529242 3.75
9 Los Angeles International Apt 478323 3.3 507719 3.6
10 Seoul Incheon International Airport 477592 3.29 423709 3
11 Doha 387233 2.67 329846 2.34
12 Abu Dhabi International Apt 351090 2.42 339029 2.4
13 Hong Kong International Apt 282335 1.95 278722 1.97
14 Melbourne Airport 277055 1.91 286993 2.03
15 Beijing Capital Intl Apt 263230 1.81 189693 1.34
16 Munich International Airport 233276 1.61 109444 0.78
17 Guangzhou 222617 1.53 220497 1.56
18 Shanghai Pudong International Apt 213462 1.47 158380 1.12
19 San Francisco 172053 1.19 182936 1.3
20 London Gatwick Apt 141537 0.98 114612 0.81

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David Casey

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