Where Does the Boeing 747-8I Fly? March 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 March 2015 was compiled on February 28, 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) – 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) – Los Angeles (LAX)
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 (March 2015)

Rank

Airline

Seat Capacity

% Total Seats

Change vs Last Month

1

Lufthansa (LH)

265,720

74.8 %

+1.9 pp

2

Air China (CA)

89,425

25.2 %

(-1.9) pp

TOTAL

355,145

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

Rank (Mar-15)

Change (Feb-15)

Destination Available Seats

% Total Capacity

Change vs Feb-15

1 - Frankfurt (FRA) 132,860 37.4 % +1.0 pp
2 - Beijing (PEK) 56,179 15.8 % (-0.6) pp
3 +13 Shanghai (SHA) 23,360 6.6 % +4.9 pp
4 +6

New York (JFK)

12,407 3.5 % -
5= (-1) Chicago (ORD) 11,284 3.2 % (-0.4) pp
5= (-1) Mexico City (MEX) 11,284 3.2 % (-0.4) pp
5= (-1) Buenos Aires (EZE) 11,284 3.2 % (-0.4) pp
5= +6

Sao Paulo (GRU)

11,284 3.2 % (-0.1) pp
5= (-1) Washington (IAD) 11,284 3.2 % (-0.4) pp
5= +8

Hong Kong (HKG)

11,284 3.2 % +0.6 pp
5= (-1) Tokyo (HND) 11,284 3.2 % (-0.4) pp
12 -

Bangalore (BLR)

10,556 3.0 % (-0.2) pp
13= +4

Newark (EWR)

10,192 2.9 % +2.1 pp
13= (-9)

Los Angeles (LAX)

10,192 2.9 % (-0.7) pp
15 - Guangzhou (CAN) 9,855 2.8 % +1.0 pp
16 (-2)

Seoul (ICN)

8,372 2.4 % +0.3 pp
17= New Deployment Rio de Janeiro (GIG) 1,092 0.3 % +0.3 pp
17= New Deployment Houston (IAH) 1,092 0.3 % +0.3 pp
TOTAL

355,145

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