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
France 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
United Kingdom 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 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
United Arab Emirates 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
United Arab Emirates 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.

Showers, Serviced Bar and Lounge.

Seats 417 9 + 2 70
Configuration 3-4-3 1-1 1-2-1, staggered
South Korea 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
Germany 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 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
Australia 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 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 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
Thailand 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

  1. ↑ "A380-800 / Cabin layout & comfort". Airbus. 2015-08-07.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Emirates launches daily A380 service to Copenhagen | News". Emirates Denmark. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Emirates to deploy the world's biggest aircraft on its Copenhagen service" CPH press, 9 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "CPH: A380 er en milepæl for os" Check-in.dk, 10 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Verdenspremiere i CPH på 615-sæders fly" Check-in.dk, 10 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Flottau, Jens (14 April 2015). "Airbus Offering 11-Abreast A380 Seating From 2017". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Emirates A380s to Establish New Airliner Seat Record". Aviation. 8 June 2008.
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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/
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ "Flight check: Singapore Airlines A380". Business Traveller. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  13. ↑ http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Air_France/Air_France_Airbus_A380.php | Air France seat plan (SeatGuru)
  14. ↑ "British Airways - Airbus A380-800". British Airways.
  15. ↑ "First A380 for China Southern Airlines takes off for final round of tests". China Southern Airlines.
  16. ↑ Gulfnews: Emirates unveils A380 seat plan
  17. ↑ Emirates publishes timings and seat plans for A380 flights to Oz/NZ – Business Traveller
  18. ↑ Etihad A380 seat map
  19. ↑ Korean Air A380s to have just 407 seats
  20. ↑ Korean Air to feature business-only A380 upper deck
  21. ↑ New cabin design – the customer's opinion counts
  22. ↑ Malaysia Airlines unveils A380 configuration FlightGlobal 8 March 2012
  23. ↑ MAS reveals A380 details Asian Aviation 8 March 2012
  24. ↑ http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/hq/en/mh-experience/our-fleet/airbus-a380-800.html
  25. ↑ Stanley, Bruce (2007-07-25). "Qantas Flaunts Super-Jumbo Perks". THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  26. ↑ http://www.qantas.com.au/flash/miniSites/a380_08/export/download/plane_plan.jpg
  27. ↑ "Photos Qatar Airways A380 makes Doha debut". dohanews.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  28. ↑ Painter-Bosworth, Nicholas (7 April 2015), "Middle Eastern carriers show their Gulf in class", Flightglobal (Reed Business Information), retrieved 8 April 2015
  29. ↑ "First To Fly A380". Singapore Airlines.
  30. ↑ Singapore Airlines
  31. ↑ "Thai Airbus A380". Thai Airways International.
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