Where Does the Boeing 747-8I Fly? April 2015 Network Update

Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon. We regularly look at the operations of the Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8I, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Sukhoi SSJ100 Superjet. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type. This list for April 2015 was compiled on March 31, 2015 and changes to planned routes are likely.

The data is all supplied by OAG Aviation using its OAG Schedules Analyser tool.


Air China (CA)

Beijing (PEK) – Chongqing (CKG)
Beijing (PEK) – Guangzhou (CAN)
Beijing (PEK) – New York (JFK)
Beijing (PEK) – Shanghai (SHA)

Air China 747-8I


Lufthansa (LH)

Frankfurt (FRA) – Bangalore (BLR)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Beijing (PEK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Buenos Aires (EZE)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Chicago (ORD)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Houston (IAH)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Mexico City (MEX)
Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Newark (EWR)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Sao Paulo (GRU)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Seoul (ICN)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Tokyo (HND)
Frankfurt (FRA) – Washington (IAD)

Lufthansa 747-8I


Statistics

SCHEDULED BOEING 747-8I OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE (April 2015)

Rank

Airline

Seat Capacity

% Total Seats

Change vs Last Month

1

Lufthansa (LH)

266,448

72.1 %

(-3.1) pp

2

Air China (CA)

102,930

27.9 %

+3.1 pp

TOTAL

369,378

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SCHEDULED BOEING 747-8I OPERATIONS BY AIRPORT (non-stop departures; April 2015)

Rank (Apr-15)

Change (Mar-15)

Destination Available Seats

% Total Capacity

Change vs Mar-15

1 - Frankfurt (FRA) 133,224 36.1 % (-1.5) pp
2 - Beijing (PEK) 57,289 15.5 % (-0.1) pp
3 - Shanghai (SHA) 39,785 10.8 % +4.4 pp
4 -

New York (JFK)

21,870 5.9 % +2.4 pp
5 - Chicago (ORD) 13,468 3.6 % +0.4 pp
6= +10

Seoul (ICN)

10,920 3.0 % +0.6 pp
6= (-1)

Sao Paulo (GRU)

10,920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
6= (-1) Mexico City (MEX) 10,920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
6= (-1) Buenos Aires (EZE) 10.920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
6= +12 Rio de Janeiro (GIG) 10,920 3.0 % +2.7 pp
6= (-1) Washington (IAD) 10,920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
6= (-1)

Hong Kong (HKG)

10,920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
6= (-1)

Tokyo (HND)

10,920 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
14 (-2)

Newark (EWR)

8,008 2.2 % (-0.7) pp
15 (-3)

Bangalore (BLR)

4,732 1.3 % (-1.6) pp
16 +1 Houston (IAH) 2,912 0.8 % +0.3 pp
17 (-2) Guangzhou (CAN) 730 0.2 % (-2.5) pp
TOTAL

369,378

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