Where Does the A380 Fly? March 2014 Network Update

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new routes are being added to the type's network. Every month The HUB will provide an update on the current Airbus A380 flight schedule and the routes the aircraft is being deployed upon. This list for March 2014 was compiled on February 28, 2014 and changes to planned routes are likely. In the table below we also feature the Airbus A380 network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft.

The data is all supplied by OAG Aviation using its OAG Schedules Analyser tool.


Air France (AF)

Paris (CDG) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Paris (CDG) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Paris (CDG) – New York (JFK)
Paris (CDG) - San Franciasco (SFO)
Paris (CDG) – Shanghai (PVG)
Paris (CDG) – Tokyo (NRT)
Paris (CDG) – Washington (IAD)

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Air France

British Airways (BA)

London (LHR) – Hong Kong (HKG)
London (LHR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
London (LHR) – Los Angeles (LAX)

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British Airways

China Southern Airlines (CZ)

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

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China Southern Airlines

Emirates Airline (EK)

Dubai (DXB) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Dubai (DXB) – Bangkok (BKK)
Dubai (DXB) - Barcelona (BCN)
Dubai (DXB) – Beijing (PEK)
Dubai (DXB) – Brisbane (BNE) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Dubai (DXB) – Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Dubai (DXB) – London (LGW)
Dubai (DXB) – London (LHR)
Dubai (DXB) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Dubai (DXB) – Manchester (MAN)
Dubai (DXB) – Mauritius (MRU)
Dubai (DXB) – Melbourne (MEL) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Moscow (DME)
Dubai (DXB) – Munich (MUC)
Dubai (DXB) – New York (JFK)
Dubai (DXB) – Paris (CDG)
Dubai (DXB) – Rome (FCO)
Dubai (DXB) – Seoul (ICN)
Dubai (DXB) – Shanghai (PVG)
Dubai (DXB) – Singapore (SIN)
Dubai (DXB) – Sydney (SYD) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Toronto (YYZ)
Dubai (DXB) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Emirates Airline

Korean Air (KE)

Seoul (ICN) – Atlanta (ATL)
Seoul (ICN) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)
Seoul (ICN) – Paris (CDG)
Seoul (ICN) – Prague (PRG)

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Korean Air

Lufthansa (LH)

Frankfurt (FRA) – Beijing (PEK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Houston (IAH)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Miami (MIA)
Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Shanghai (PVG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)

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Lufthansa

Malaysia Airlines (MH)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – London (LHR)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Paris (CDG)

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Malaysia Airlines

Qantas (QF)

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

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Qantas

Singapore Airlines (SQ)

Singapore (SIN) – Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
Singapore (SIN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Singapore (SIN) – London (LHR)
Singapore (SIN) – Melbourne (MEL)
Singapore (SIN) – Paris (CDG)
Singapore (SIN) – Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)
Singapore (SIN) – Tokyo (NRT) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Singapore (SIN) – Zurich (ZRH)

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Singapore Airlines

Thai Airways International (TG)

Bangkok (BKK) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Bangkok (BKK) – Osaka (KIX)
Bangkok (BKK) – Paris (CDG)
Bangkok (BKK) – Tokyo (NRT)

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Thai Airways International

Statistics

SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (March 2014)

Rank

Airline

Available Seats

% Total A380 Capacity

Change vs Last Month

1

Emirates Airline (EK)

1,192,476

44.2 %

0.5 pp

2

Singapore Airlines (SQ)

428,610

15.9 %

(-0.4) pp

3

Qantas (QF)

198,924

7.4 %

(-0.4) pp

4

Air France (AF)

166,152

6.2 %

0.6 pp

5

Thai Airways International (TG)

160,125

5.9 %

(-0.4) pp

6

Lufthansa (LH)

159,378

5.9 %

0.4 pp

7

Korean Air (KE)

125,356

4.6 %

(-0.2) pp

8

Malaysia Airlines (MH)

94,860

3.5 %

(-0.8) pp

9

China Southern (CZ)

94,116

3.5 %

(-0.1)pp

10

British Airways (BA)

78,792

2.9 %

0.6 pp

TOTAL

2,698,789

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TOP 20: SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; March 2014)

Rank (Mar-14)

Change (Feb-14)

Destination

Available Seats

% Total Capacity

Change vs Feb-14

1

-

Dubai (DXB)

590,076

21.9 %

0.2 pp

2

-

Singapore (SIN)

216,934

8.0 %

(-0.2) pp

3

-

London (LHR)

209,709

7.8 %

0.2 pp

4

-

Paris (CDG)

162,568

6.0 %

0.2 pp

5

+2

Los Angeles (LAX)

132,060

4.9 %

-

6

-

Bangkok (BKK)

127,788

4.7 %

(-0.3) pp

7

+1

Frankfurt (FRA)

125,718

4.7 %

0.2 pp

8

(-3)

Sydney (SYD)

118,814

4.4 %

(-0.7) pp

9

(-2)

Hong Kong (HKG)

100,514

3.7 %

(-0.6) pp

10

-

Tokyo (NRT)

90,837

3.4 %

(-0.1) pp

11

-

Seoul (ICN)

78,674

2.9 %

(-0.1) pp

12

+1

New York (JFK)

76,258

2.8 %

-

13

(-1)

Melbourne (MEL)

75,633

2.8 %

(-0.1) pp

14

-

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

63,426

2.4 %

(-0.3) pp

15

+5

Beijing (PEK)

48,420

1.8 %

0.6 pp

16

(-1)

Auckland (AKL)

47,988

1.8 %

-

17

(-1)

Guangzhou (CAN)

47,058

1.7 %

-

18

+1

Jeddah (JED)

46,956

1.7 %

0.4 pp

19

(-1)

Johannesburg (JNB)

42,620

1.6 %

0.2 pp

20

(-3)

Shanghai (PVG)

41,552

1.5 %

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TOTAL

2,698,789

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