Where Does the Airbus A380 Fly? January 2015 Network Update

Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon. We regularly look at the operations of the Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8I, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Sukhoi SSJ100 Superjet. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type. This list for January 2015 was compiled on December 31, 2014 and changes to planned routes are likely.

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


Air France (AF)

Paris (CDG) – Abidjan (ABJ)
Paris (CDG) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Paris (CDG) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Paris (CDG) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Paris (CDG) – Miami (MIA)
Paris (CDG) – New York (JFK)
Paris (CDG) – Shanghai (PVG)

Air France


Asiana Airlines (OZ)

Seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)

Asiana A380


British Airways (BA)

London (LHR) – Hong Kong (HKG)
London (LHR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
London (LHR) – Los Angeles (LAX)
London (LHR) – Singapore (SIN)
London (LHR) – Washington (IAD)

British Airways


China Southern Airlines (CZ)

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

China Southern


Emirates Airline (EK)

Dubai (DXB) – Amsterdam (AMS)
Dubai (DXB) – Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Dubai (DXB) – Barcelona (BCN)
Dubai (DXB) – Beijing (PEK)
Dubai (DXB) – Brisbane (BNE) – Auckland (AKL)
Dubai (DXB) – Dallas (DFW)
Dubai (DXB) – Frankfurt (FRA)
Dubai (DXB) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Dubai (DXB) – Houston (IAH)
Dubai (DXB) – Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB) – Kuwait (KWI)
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) – Milan (MXP)
Dubai (DXB) – Mumbai (BOM)
Dubai (DXB) – Munich (MUC)
Dubai (DXB) – New York (JFK)
Dubai (DXB) – Paris (CDG)
Dubai (DXB) – Rome (FCO)
Dubai (DXB) – San Francisco (SFO)
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)

Emirates Airline


Etihad Airways (EY)

Abu Dhabi (AUH) – London (LHR)

Etihad A380


Korean Air (KE)

Seoul (ICN) – Atlanta (ATL)
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) – Johannesburg (JNB)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Miami (MIA)
Frankfurt (FRA) – San Francisco (SFO)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Shanghai (PVG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)

Lufthansa


Malaysia Airlines (MH)

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

Malaysia Airlines


Qantas (QF)

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

Qantas


Qatar Airways (QR)

Doha (DOH) – Bangkok (BKK)
Doha (DOH) – London (LHR)
Doha (DOH) – Paris (CDG)

A380 - Qatar Airways


Singapore Airlines (SQ)

Singapore (SIN) – Auckland (AKL)
Singapore (SIN) – Beijing (PEK)
Singapore (SIN) – Delhi (DEL)
Singapore (SIN) – Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
Singapore (SIN) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Singapore (SIN) – London (LHR)
Singapore (SIN) – Mumbai (BOM)
Singapore (SIN) – Paris (CDG)
Singapore (SIN) – Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN) – Sydney (SYD)
Singapore (SIN) – Tokyo (NRT) – Los Angeles (LAX)
Singapore (SIN) – Zurich (ZRH)

Singapore Airlines


Thai Airways International (TG)

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

Thai Airways International


Statistics

SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (January 2015)

Rank

Airline

Available Seats

% Total A380 Capacity

Change vs Last Month

1

Emirates Airline (EK)

1,1,550,064

44.8 %

+0.1 pp

2

Singapore Airlines (SQ)

412,265

11.9 %

(-0.4) pp

3

Qantas (QF)

228,694

6.6 %

-

4

Lufthansa (LH)

220,440

6.4 %

+0.6 pp

5

Thai Airways International (TG)

172,887

5.0 %

+0.4 pp

6

Air France (AF)

167,712

4.9 %

(-0.5) pp

7

Korean Air (KE)

150,590

4.4 %

+0.1 pp

8

British Airways (BA)

149,611

4.3 %

+0.1 pp

9

Qatar Airways (QR)

119,944

3.5 %

+0.8 pp

10

China Southern (CZ)

117,392

3.4 %

(-0.3) pp

11

Malaysia Airlines (MH)

91,884

2.7 %

-

12

Asiana Airlines (OZ)

51,975

1.5 %

-

13

Etihad Airwys (EY)

23,100 0.7 % +0.5 pp

TOTAL

3,456,158

-

-

TOP 20: SCHEDULED AIRBUS A380 OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; January 2015)

Rank (Jan-15)

Change (Dec-14)

Destination

Departure Seats

% Total Capacity

Change vs Dec-14

1

-

Dubai (DXB)

771,064

22.3 %

(-0.5) pp

2

-

London (LHR)

270,823

7.8 %

+0.2 pp

3

-

Singapore (SIN)

218,644

6.3 %

(-0.1) pp

4

-

Paris (CDG)

216,238

6.3 %

+0.1 pp

5

+1

Frankfurt (FRA)

167,983

4.9 %

+0.3 pp

6

(-1)

Bangkok (BKK)

165,157

4.8 %

+0.2 pp

7

-

Los Angeles (LAX)

155,801

4.5 %

(-0.1) pp

8

-

Sydney (SYD)

133,548

3.9 %

+0.1 pp

9

+1

Seoul (ICN)

117,526

3.4 %

-

10

(-1)

Hong Kong (HKG)

114,977

3.3 %

(-0.1) pp

11

-

New York (JFK)

85,571

2.5 %

(-0.1) pp

12

+1

Auckland (AKL)

62,589

1.8 %

(-0.1) pp

13

+1

Melbourne (MEL)

62,000

1.8 %

-

14

+3

Doha (DOH)

59,972

1.7 %

+0.3 pp

15

-

Guangzhou (CAN)

58,696

1.7 %

(-0.1) pp

16

(-4)

Beijing (PEK)

56,979

1.6 %

(-0.3) pp

17

(-1)

Shanghai (PVG)

54,946

1.6 %

-

18

+2

Tokyo (NRT)

48,680

1.4 %

+0.2 pp

19

-

Johannesburg (JNB)

46,655

1.3 %

-

20

(-2)

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

45,942

1.3 %

-

TOTAL

3,456,158

-

-

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