The Airbus A380

Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it...

 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" 525-passenger configuration in their marketing material

. Airlines' announced capacities range from 407 passengers (Korean Air

Korean Air

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea, with global headquarters located in Seoul, South Korea. Korean Air's international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45...

) to over 644 (Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Emirates is the airline based in the Emirate of Dubai part of the United Arab Emirates . Based at Dubai International Airport it is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 flights per week, from its hub at Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents...

, in two classes), with an 840-passenger one-class layout reportedly planned by Air Austral

Air Austral

Air Austral is a French airline with its headquarters at Roland Garros Airport in Sainte-Marie, Réunion, France. The airline's main base of flight operations is Roland Garros Airport. It operates scheduled services from Réunion to France, South Africa, Australia, New Caledonia, and a number of...

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Customer		Total Passengers	Deck	Lower Deck				Upper Deck				Special features
			Class	First	Business	Premium Economy	Economy	First	Business	Premium Economy	Economy
	Air France Air France Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...	516	Pitch/width	81"/35"	–	–	32"/19"	–	55"/34"	–	32"/19"	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
		538	Seats	9	–	–	343	–	80	–	106
			Configuration	1-2-1			3-4-3		2-2-2		2-4-2
	China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried...	506	Pitch/width	?	–	–	?	–	?	–	?
			Seats	8			352		70		76
			Configuration	1-2-1			3-4-3		1-2-1, staggered		2-4-2
	Emirates Emirates Airline Emirates is the airline based in the Emirate of Dubai part of the United Arab Emirates . Based at Dubai International Airport it is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 flights per week, from its hub at Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents...	489	Pitch/width	–	–	–	32"/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
	Korean Air Korean Air Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea, with global headquarters located in Seoul, South Korea. Korean Air's international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45...	407	Pitch/width	–	–	–	34"/	–	74"/	–	–	bar, lounge and duty free showcase
			Seats	12			301		94
			Configuration	–			3-4-3		2-2-2
	Lufthansa Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...	526	Pitch/width	–	–	–	31"/20.5"	90-92"/31.5"	57-60"/19.6"	–	–
			Seats				420	8	98
			Configuration				3-4-3	1-2-1	2-2-2
	Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines Malaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...	503	Pitch/width	?	–	–	?	–	75"	–	?
			Seats	8			347		52		96
			Configuration	1-2-1			3-4-3		2-2-2		2-4-2
	Qantas Airways	450	Pitch/width	83.5"/29"	–	–	31"/18.1"	–	80"/21.5"	38-42"/19.5"	–	self service bar and lounge
			Seats	14			332		72	32
			Configuration	1-1-1			3-4-3		2-2-2	2-3-2
	Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...	471	Pitch/width	81"/27-35"	–	–	32"/19"	–	55"/34"	–	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	Seats	12	–	–	311	–	86	–	–
			Configuration	1-2-1			3-4-3		1-2-1