With Heathrow recording its highest ever passenger numbers and Boeing under pressure - Airbus's A380s are making a comeback
An A380 offers seat capacity for a total of 519 passengers, with 14 seats in First Class, 76 in Business Class and 429 seats in Economy Class. According to, this makes it the world’s largest and most spacious passenger aircraft, having flown more than 800,000 flights carrying more than 300 million passengers since its entry into service.
But since the pandemic, the airline industry has been booming. According to Stitssta, in 2022, the global air traffic passenger demand grew by over 64 per cent compared to the previous year, when the passenger demand increased by nearly 22 per cent. This figure is forecasted to grow further and amount to 9.8 per cent in by the end of 2024.
It comes after Etihad airlines restarted flights with the Airbus A380 in 2023, ferrying the double-decker from its long-term storage location in Spain to its home in Abu Dhabi, UAE.The plane now flies from Abu Dhabi International airport to London Heathrow, while they have also flown to New York. Schedule data indicate that the airline has planned more weekly frequencies in the latter part of 2024 and in 2025.
BA is in discussions with Airbus about potentially acquiring new A380-800s, according to sources reported by Bloomberg news. Last year, BA’s parent company, IAG International Airlines Group, considered buying six or seven used A380s but has shifted focus to acquiring new aircraft due to high costs associated with the used ones.
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