Where does the Airbus A380 fly? Q3 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.

Q3 2018 network update - all data supplied by OAG Schedules Analyser.


Air Austral (UU)

Paris (CDG) – Roland Garros (RUN)


Air France (AF)

Paris (CDG) – Abidjan (ABJ)
Paris (CDG) – Johannesburg (IAD)
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) – 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) – San Francisco (SFO)
London (LHR) – Singapore (SIN)
London (LHR) – Vancouver (YVR)

British Airways


China Southern Airlines (CZ)

Amsterdam (AMS) – Beijing (PEK)
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) – 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) – Houston (IAH)
Dubai (DXB) – Islamabad (ISB) - one time

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) – Muscat (MCT) - one time
Dubai (DXB) – New York (JFK)
Dubai (DXB) – Nice (NCE)
Dubai (DXB) – Paris (CDG)
Dubai (DXB) – Perth (PER)
Dubai (DXB) – Prague (PRG)
Dubai (DXB) – Riyadh (RUH) - one time
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) – Berlin (SXF) - one time
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Jeddah (JED) - one time
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – London (LHR)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Malé (MLE) - one time
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – New York (JFK)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Paris (CDG)
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Sydney (SYD)

Etihad A380


Korean Air (KE)

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) – 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) – Melbourne (MEL)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – London (LHR)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Seoul (ICN)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Sydney (SYD)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Tokyo (NRT)

Malaysia Airlines


Norwegian (DI)

London (LGW) - New York (JFK)


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) – 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 (Q3 2018 vs Q3 2017):

Rank Airline Available seats Q3 2018 Capacity share Q3 2018 (%) Available seats Q3 2017 Capacity share Q3 2017 (%)
1 Emirates 8145267 52.81 7983991 52.29
2 Singapore Airlines 1088537 7.06 1056720 6.92
3 Lufthansa 936560 6.07 1016982 6.66
4 Qatar Airways 787908 5.11 620400 4.06
5 Air France 720336 4.67 745104 4.88
6 Etihad Airways 714630 4.63 717216 4.7
7 British Airways 678174 4.4 668794 4.38
8 Qantas Airways 590480 3.83 621456 4.07
9 Asiana Airlines 438075 2.84 367290 2.41
10 Korean Air 413919 2.68 411850 2.7
11 Thai Airways International 370110 2.4 528294 3.46
12 China Southern Airlines 347622 2.25 278160 1.82
13 Malaysia Airlines 168156 1.09 253660 1.66
14 Norwegian Air UK 16014 0.1
15 Air Austral 8949 0.06

TOP 20 SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; Q3 2018 vs Q3 2017):

Rank Airport Available departure seats Q3 2018 Capacity share Q3 2018 (%) Available departure seats Q3 2017 Capacity share Q3 2017 (%)
1 Dubai International 3835578 24.87 3827046 25.06
2 London Heathrow 1063451 6.89 1172171 7.68
3 Singapore Changi 890177 5.77 726543 4.76
4 Paris Charles de Gaulle 740593 4.8 717092 4.7
5 Sydney Kingsford Smith 585822 3.8 505143 3.31
6 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 575986 3.73 628832 4.12
7 Frankfurt International 569037 3.69 731783 4.79
8 New York J F Kennedy 520536 3.37 572905 3.75
9 Seoul Incheon International 485848 3.15 500826 3.28
10 Los Angeles International 470344 3.05 522238 3.42
11 Doha 393954 2.55 310200 2.03
12 Abu Dhabi International 357066 2.31 358608 2.35
13 Beijing Capital 309820 2.01 274767 1.8
14 Hong Kong 309282 2.01 317366 2.08
15 Melbourne Airport 308298 2 365516 2.39
16 Munich International 235480 1.53 95058 0.62
17 Guangzhou 225030 1.46 234210 1.53
18 Shanghai Pudong 219704 1.42 211477 1.38
19 Kuala Lumpur International 197554 1.28 225064 1.47
20 San Francisco 184844 1.2 185012 1.21

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David Casey

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