Seat configurations of Airbus A380
The A380-800 layout with 519 seats displayed
The Airbus A380 has two full-length decks of 49.90 m (163 ft 8 in), though the upper deck has a slightly reduced usable length due to the curvature of the front fuselage and the front staircase. The main deck measures 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in) in width and the upper deck 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in).
Passenger capacity varies with the seat configuration chosen by the operating airline. While the A380-800 is certified for up to 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper), achievable with a one-class configuration, Airbus references a "comfortable three-class" 544-passenger configuration in their marketing material[1] however only Air France has come close to that number with 538 seats.
Of the planes currently in service, the passenger capacity ranges from 379 (Singapore Airlines) to 615 passengers (Emirates). In late 2015, Emirates will start taking delivery of planes seating 615 passengers in two classes for the Copenhagen route, the most ever seen. In all, 15 aircraft will use this configuration.[2][3][4][5][6] Airbus offers 11-abreast seats for delivery in 2017.[7]
Some airlines have speculated configuring the planes for higher seat numbers,[8] including a one-class layout seating 840 people.[9][10][11]
A380 cabin cross section, showing economy class seating
List
| Customer | Total Passengers | Deck | Lower Deck | Upper Deck | Special features | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | First | Business | Premium Economy |
Economy | First | Business | Premium Economy |
Economy | ||||
 |
Air France[12][13] | 516 | Pitch/Width | 81"/35" | – | – | 32"/17.5" | – | 55"/24" | 38"/19" | 32"/17.5" | Electronic Art Gallery |
| Seats | 9 | 343 | 80 | 38 | 46 | |||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 2-2-2 | 2-3-2 | 2-4-2 | |||||||
 |
British Airways[14] | 469 | Pitch/Width | 78"/22" | 72"/20" | – | 31"/17.5" | – | 72"/20" | 38"/18.5" | 31"/17.5" | – |
| Seats | 14 | 44 | 199 | 53 | 55 | 104 | ||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | 3-4-3 | 2-3-2 | 2-3-2 | 2-4-2 | ||||||
 |
China Southern Airlines[15] | 506 | Pitch/Width | 83"/26" | – | – | 32"/17.2" | – | 77"/24" | – | 32"/17.2" | – |
| Seats | 8 | 352 | 70 | 76 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1, staggered | 2-4-2 | ||||||||
 |
Emirates[8][16][17] | 489 | Pitch/Width | – | – | – | 32-34"/18" | 86"/23" | 48"/18.5" | – | – | Bar and Shower |
| Seats | 399 | 14 | 76 | |||||||||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1, staggered | |||||||||
| 517 | Seats | – | – | – | 427 | 14 | 76 | – | – | |||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1, staggered | |||||||||
| 615 | Pitch/Width | – | – | - | 32-34"/17.5" | – | 48"/18.5" | – | 32-34"/17.5" | – | ||
| Seats | 437 | 58 | 120 | |||||||||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1, staggered | 2-4-2 | |||||||||
| |
Etihad Airways[18] | 498 | Pitch/Width | – | – | – | 31"/17.5" | 80"/29.5" | 73"/20" | – | – | 9 "First Apartment" 1 "Residence" accommodating up to 2 passengers with private bathroom and bedroom |
| Seats | 417 | 9 + 2 | 70 | |||||||||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-1 | 1-2-1, staggered | |||||||||
 |
Korean Air[19][20] | 407 | Pitch/Width | 83"/26.5" | – | – | 33-34"/18" | – | 74"/21.6" | – | – | Bar, Lounge and Duty-Free Showcase |
| Seats | 12 | 301 | 94 | |||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 2-2-2 | |||||||||
 |
Lufthansa[21] | 509 | Pitch/Width | – | – | 38"/18.2" | 31"/17" | 90-92"/31.5" | 64"/19.7" | – | 31"/17" | – |
| Seats | 52 | 336 | 8 | 78 | 35 | |||||||
| Configuration | 2-4-2 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 2-2-2 | 2-4-2 | |||||||
 |
Malaysia Airlines[22][23][24] | 494 | Pitch/Width | 89"/40" | – | – | 32"/18" | – | 74"/22" | – | 32"/18" | – |
| Seats | 8 | 350 | 66 | 70 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 2-2-2 | 2-4-2 | ||||||||
 |
Qantas[25][26] | 484 | Pitch/Width | 79"/22" | – | – | 31"/17.5" | – | 78"/21.5" | 38-42"/19.5" | 31"/17.5" | Self-Service Bar and Lounge |
| Seats | 14 | 341 | 64 | 35 | 30 | |||||||
| Configuration | 1-1-1 | 3-4-3 | 2-2-2 | 2-3-2 | 2-4-2 | |||||||
 |
Qatar Airways[27][28] | 517 | Pitch/Width | – | – | – | 32"/18.5" | 83"/23" | 80"/22" | – | 32"/18.5" | Self-Service Bar and Lounge |
| Seats | 405 | 8 | 48 | 56 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | ||||||||
 |
Singapore Airlines[29][30] | 471 | Pitch/Width | 81"/35" | – | – | 32"/19" | – | 55"/30" | – | 32"/19" | 2 double beds can be created by combining 2 suites seats |
| Seats | 12 | 311 | 60 | 88 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | ||||||||
| 409 | Pitch/Width | 81"/35" | – | – | 32"/19" | – | 55"/34" | – | – | |||
| Seats | 12 | 311 | 86 | |||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | |||||||||
| 441 | Pitch/Width | 81"/35" | – | 38"/19.5" | 32"/19" | – | 55"/30" | – | 32"/19" | |||
| Seats | 12 | 36 | 245 | 60 | 88 | |||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | |||||||
| 379 | Pitch/Width | 81"/35" | – | 38"/19.5" | 32"/19" | – | 55"/34" | – | ||||
| Seats | 12 | 36 | 245 | 86 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 1-2-1 | 2-4-2 | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | ||||||||
 |
Thai Airways International[31] | 507 | Pitch/Width | – | – | – | 32"/18" | 83"/26.5" | 74"/20" | – | 34"/18" | Self-Service Bar and Lounge |
| Seats | 377 | 12 | 60 | 58 | ||||||||
| Configuration | 3-4-3 | 1-2-1 | 1-2-1, staggered | 2-4-2 | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "A380-800 / Cabin layout & comfort". Airbus. 2015-08-07.
- ↑ Chris Hitching (12 November 2015). "Cattle class just got bigger: Emirates unveils new Airbus A380 with a record 615 seats after ripping out first class to pack in more passengers". Mail Online.
- ↑ "Emirates launches daily A380 service to Copenhagen | News". Emirates Denmark. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Emirates to deploy the world's biggest aircraft on its Copenhagen service" CPH press, 9 April 2015.
- ↑ "CPH: A380 er en milepæl for os" Check-in.dk, 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Verdenspremiere i CPH på 615-sæders fly" Check-in.dk, 10 April 2015.
- ↑ Flottau, Jens (14 April 2015). "Airbus Offering 11-Abreast A380 Seating From 2017". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Emirates A380s to Establish New Airliner Seat Record". Aviation. 8 June 2008.
- ↑ Fairfax Media. 2009. Sydney Morning Herald. "Airline to turn A380 superjumbo into sardine can" http://www.smh.com.au/travel/airline-to-turn-a380-superjumbo-into-sardine-can-20090116-7imb.html
- ↑ Private Media Pty Ltd. Crikey. "Plan for 840 seat all economy A380 ditched by Air Austral" http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2013/07/31/plan-for-840-seat-all-economy-a380-ditched-by-air-austral/
- ↑ CH Aviation "Air Austral to launch Ewa Air on October 29 as A380 talks drag on" http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/22187-air-austral-to-launch-ewa-air-on-october-29-as-a380-talks-drag-on
- ↑ "Flight check: Singapore Airlines A380". Business Traveller. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ↑ http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air_France/Air_France_Airbus_A380.php | Air France seat plan (SeatGuru)
- ↑ "British Airways - Airbus A380-800". British Airways.
- ↑ "First A380 for China Southern Airlines takes off for final round of tests". China Southern Airlines.
- ↑ Gulfnews: Emirates unveils A380 seat plan
- ↑ Emirates publishes timings and seat plans for A380 flights to Oz/NZ – Business Traveller
- ↑ Etihad A380 seat map
- ↑ Korean Air A380s to have just 407 seats
- ↑ Korean Air to feature business-only A380 upper deck
- ↑ New cabin design – the customer's opinion counts
- ↑ Malaysia Airlines unveils A380 configuration FlightGlobal 8 March 2012
- ↑ MAS reveals A380 details Asian Aviation 8 March 2012
- ↑ http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/hq/en/mh-experience/our-fleet/airbus-a380-800.html
- ↑ Stanley, Bruce (2007-07-25). "Qantas Flaunts Super-Jumbo Perks". THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.qantas.com.au/flash/miniSites/a380_08/export/download/plane_plan.jpg
- ↑ "Photos Qatar Airways A380 makes Doha debut". dohanews.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Painter-Bosworth, Nicholas (7 April 2015), "Middle Eastern carriers show their Gulf in class", Flightglobal (Reed Business Information), retrieved 8 April 2015
- ↑ "First To Fly A380". Singapore Airlines.
- ↑ Singapore Airlines
- ↑ "Thai Airbus A380". Thai Airways International.
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