Perhaps Qantas, like so many other airlines, simply find the giant A380 too difficult to fill, and are therefore happy to take on a smaller aircraft instead. Or are Airbus going ahead with the rumored A350-2000 to give them more seats?
The 777X too lacks capacity, seating around 400 – 420 passengers on the -9X version.Ĭould Qantas be seeking the slated -10X for their new fleet? The extra stretch would allow around 450 passengers, much closer to the capacity of the A380. This is hard for the Airbus to compete with, with only 360 - 370 seats on the A350-1000 in a typical three class layout. The current Qantas A380 has 14 first, 64 business, 35 premium economy and 371 economy seats, for a total of 484 seats. Both the 777X and the A350 are capable of operating these routes, but do they have enough seats?
The A380 currently operates routes to Dallas/Fort Worth, London Heathrow (via Singapore), and Los Angeles.
