It took decades to develop the Airbus A380.
The world’s largest passenger was first announced in 1990 and entered service in 2007 with Singapore Airlines.
It was the European planemaker’s answer to the Boeing 747, as it expected a big demand for aircraft with a huge capacity.
However, production ended in 2021, as many airlines preferred the flexibility of typical wide-body jets like the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350.
The four-engine jet’s high operating costs also prompted carriers like Air France and Malaysia Airlines to retire their fleets during the pandemic.
However, many airlines seem to have fallen back in love with the superjumbo.
Lufthansa retired all 14 of its A380s during the pandemic but has brought back eight of them since 2022. Etihad has reactivated six jets and launched new routes to Paris and Singapore.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Qantas restarted A380 flights between Sydney and Dallas in August — the first time since before the pandemic.
Based on route data from Cirium, Business Insider has compiled a list of every airline regularly operating the A380 and the routes they’re planning to fly in December 2025.
Here’s what all 89 Airbus A380 routes look like on the map.
More than 7,500 flights are scheduled with the Airbus A380 during December, with capacity for almost 4 million passengers, per Cirium.
If you’re looking for the routes closest to you, then try this interactive map.
You can hover over each icon to view the destinations available from that location.
1. Emirates
Dubai’s airline is by far the world’s largest operator of the A380. Emirates has a total of 116, with 95 of them active.
Like its rival Middle Eastern airlines, Emirates’ A380 is highly luxurious — with business-class passengers able to visit the bar or even book a shower.
The airline’s president, Tim Clark, told Business Insider earlier this year that he’d like Airbus to build a new version of the A380 with more fuel-efficient engines.
Emirates’ plethora of planes comes with a similarly broad route map. Brace yourself for an extensive list.
Emirates flies the A380 between Dubai and Amman, Jordan; Amsterdam; Auckland, New Zealand; Bangkok; Barcelona; Bengaluru, India; Birmingham, England; Brisbane, Australia; Cairo; Casablanca, Morocco; Copenhagen, Denmark; Denpasar, Indonesia; Düsseldorf, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Glasgow, Scotland; Hong Kong; Houston; Istanbul; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Johannesburg; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; London Gatwick; London Heathrow; Los Angeles; Madrid; Manchester, England; Mauritius; Melbourne, Australia; Milan; Moscow; Mumbai, India; Munich; New York; Nice, France; Osaka, Japan; Paris; Perth, Australia; Prague; Rome; San Francisco; São Paulo; Seoul; Shangahi; Singapore; Sydney; Taipei; Tokyo Narita; Toronto; Vienna; Washington, DC; and Zurich.
Emirates also operates three fifth-freedom flights with the A380, between Christchurch, New Zealand and Sydney; Bangkok and Hong Kong; and Milan and New York.
2. British Airways
British Airways has 12 Airbus A380s.
Skytrax ranked the airline’s first class 10th this year. However, BA has also launched a $9 billion “transformation program,” which includes retrofitting its A380s with an upgraded first class that is expected to debut next year.
“The A380 is an important part of our fleet and rightfully, incredibly popular with our customers,” Neil Chernoff, BA’s chief planning and strategy officer, previously told Business Insider.
Behind Emirates, BA offers the second-highest number of destinations, most of which are in the US.
BA flies the A380 between London Heathrow and Dubai, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco.
3. Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines also has a fleet of 12 double-decker jets, having retired seven due to the pandemic.
The carrier is one of just 10 to receive a five-star rating from Skytrax. It named Singapore Airlines’ business class the second-best behind Qatar Airways, but top for first-class.
The airline offers enormous suites on its A380s, which have both an armchair and a bed. Two of these can also be uniquely combined to create a double bed.
Singapore flies the A380 between Singapore Changi Airport and Frankfurt, London, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Sydney.
4. Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways cleaned up at this year’s Skytrax awards, winning both best airline and best business class.
Like Emirates, the airline’s A380 includes a bar for business-class passengers. It also has huge bathrooms, but lacks showers.
Qatar’s A380s, perhaps surprisingly, don’t feature its flagship business-class product, the QSuite, which you’ll find on the A350 and Boeing 777 and 787.
Following delays to the Boeing 777X, Qatar reversed plans to retire the A380.
Its former CEO, Akbar Al-Bakar, said in 2021 that buying the planes was a “big mistake,” given their high operating costs.
However, on the sidelines of last year’s Farnborough Airshow, current CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer said the quad-engine was getting a new lease of life.
Qatar has eight A380s, which it operates between Doha and Bangkok, London, Paris, and Sydney.
5. Qantas
Australian flag carrier Qantas has 10 A380s.
It flies them from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, and Singapore, where it also continues to London.
Plus, the A380 is sometimes used on flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles.
A severe storm warning and “incredibly high” demand during Taylor Swift’s Australian tour last year saw Qantas use a spare A380 to fly Swifties from Melbourne to Sydney.
6. Etihad
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is the third-most prominent operator in the Middle East, often overshadowed by Emirates and Qatar.
However, its A380s are unique as they offer the most extravagant ticket in commercial aviation: The Residence.
For $24,000, you can book the only three-room suite on an airliner, complete with a bedroom and shower.
Etihad has 9 A380s. It flies them from Abu Dhabi to London, Paris, Singapore, and Toronto.
7. Lufthansa
The German flag carrier has a fleet of eight A380s.
It appears to prefer the only other double-decker jet, as Lufthansa operates the most Boeing 747 jets of any passenger airline.
Lufthansa initially retired all 14 of its A380s during the pandemic before changing its mind as travel demand bounced back. The other six were sold back to Airbus, Airways Magazine reported in 2023.
Lufthansa’s A380s go between Munich and Bangkok, Los Angeles, New Delhi, and San Francisco.
8. Korean Air
Korean Air is one of four airlines on this list, and 11 around the world, to be rated five stars by Skytrax.
It has six A380s, which it flies from Seoul’s Incheon Airport to Frankfurt, New York, and Tokyo.
But four-engined jets appear to be falling out of favor here. In 2021, CEO Walter Cho told FlightGlobal that its A380s would be retired by 2026 and its Boeing 747s by 2031.
9. Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines has six A380s.
During the pandemic, Asiana flew empty superjumbos to keep its pilots certified.
The second Seoul-based carrier on this list, Asiana has merged with Korean Air. For now, it’s operated as a subsidiary but will use the same name from 2027.
The combined entity could have 12 A380s, depending on Korean’s plans to retire its A380s.
Until then, Asiana regularly flies these jets from Seoul to Frankfurt, Los Angeles, and Sydney.
10. ANA
ANA is the newest Airbus A380 customer, as its first was delivered in 2019.
The Japanese airline has three in total, which it flies between Tokyo Narita and Honolulu.
ANA is another five-star airline, with an impressive business-class product. But you’ll need to fly on a Boeing 777 to experience “The Room” — or in first class, “The Suite,” which includes a 43-inch TV.
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