Operators
There were 89 aircraft in service with 9 operators as of 31 October 2012; these areEmirates (26), Singapore Airlines (19), Qantas (12), Lufthansa (10), Air France (8), Korean Air (5), China Southern Airlines (4), and Malaysia Airlines (4). The shortest route that the A380 flies regularly is from Seoul-Incheon to Tokyo-Narita (1260 km or 783 miles great circle distance) with Korean Air, although Air France has also operated the A380 on the even shorter Paris-Charles de Gaulle to London-Heathrow route (344 km or 214 miles) in mid-2010.
- Singapore Airlines first service on 2007102525 October 2007
- Emirates first service on 200808011 August 2008
- Qantas first service on 2008102020 October 2008
- Air France first service on 2009112020 November 2009
- Lufthansa first service on 201006066 June 2010
- Korean Air first service on 2011061717 June 2011
- China Southern Airlines first service on 2011101717 October 2011
- Malaysia Airlines first service on 201207011 July 2012
- Thai Airways International first service on 6 October 2012.
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