Airbus A380 supplements the number of seats for another 70
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The European aircraft manufacturing company, Airbus, announced that the number of seats on the A380 airliner, the largest passenger plane in the world at the moment, will be extended by an additional 70 seats for the Economy Class
The main result of increasing the number of passengers’ seats will be for the airline companies a substantial increase in annual revenue.
The capacity of an A380 airplane is currently of 544 passengers for an aircraft configured by four classes and 853 for the single class aircrafts. The airline companies that will order changes for the economy class aircraft, adding more 70 seats, could benefit from an annual increase in revenues of 20 million euro, writes The Independent.
The aircraft manufacturer has ensured that the addition of extra seats in the aircraft will not be made by reducing the width of the passengers’ seats under 46 centimeters, so travelers will still get the same comfort.
The wide-body A380 is so large it could incorporate 853 seats on board in a single-class (economy) configuration, although no airline has ever used that kind of design. More than 180 A380s are currently in operation by 13 airlines, and most have around 500 seats, although totals fluctuate based on the number of classes on board and the size of the premium cabins. Emirates set a record when it introduced a two-class A380 with 615 seats (58 in business and 557 in economy) last year, while the smallest A380 configuration belongs to Singapore Airlines, which seats 379 passengers on one of its four-class versions, with 12 in first, 86 in business, 36 in premium and 245 in economy.
The main result of increasing the number of passengers’ seats will be for the airline companies a substantial increase in annual revenue.
The capacity of an A380 airplane is currently of 544 passengers for an aircraft configured by four classes and 853 for the single class aircrafts. The airline companies that will order changes for the economy class aircraft, adding more 70 seats, could benefit from an annual increase in revenues of 20 million euro, writes The Independent.
The aircraft manufacturer has ensured that the addition of extra seats in the aircraft will not be made by reducing the width of the passengers’ seats under 46 centimeters, so travelers will still get the same comfort.
The wide-body A380 is so large it could incorporate 853 seats on board in a single-class (economy) configuration, although no airline has ever used that kind of design. More than 180 A380s are currently in operation by 13 airlines, and most have around 500 seats, although totals fluctuate based on the number of classes on board and the size of the premium cabins. Emirates set a record when it introduced a two-class A380 with 615 seats (58 in business and 557 in economy) last year, while the smallest A380 configuration belongs to Singapore Airlines, which seats 379 passengers on one of its four-class versions, with 12 in first, 86 in business, 36 in premium and 245 in economy.
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