1. Emirates
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Dubai’s airline is by far and away the world’s largest operator of the A380. According to ch-aviation, Emirates has 118, of which 27 are in storage or maintenance.
This means that it owns 61% of the world’s active A380s.
It’s a tough competition with the other Middle Eastern airlines, but Emirates’ Airbus A380 is perhaps the most opulent. In business class, you can visit the onboard bar or even book a slot to take a shower at 35,000 feet.
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, Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Barcelona, Bengaluru, Birmingham (BHX), Brisbane, Cairo, Casablanca, Denpasar, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester (MAN), Melbourne, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Nice, Osaka, Paris (CDG), Perth, Port Louis, Riyadh, Rome, San Francisco, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Vienna, Washington, DC, and Zurich.
Emirates also serves Christchurch but only via Sydney as a fifth-freedom flight. All in all, that’s a total of 48 destinations.