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Everyone knows that 
Emirates is overwhelmingly the world’s largest Airbus A380 operator and always will be. Ch-aviation shows that it still has 116 frames, with many different numbers of seats and configurations. The most notable version is the two-class, non-first-class, 615-seater.
It is the world’s highest-capacity superjumbo layout, but not for long. It is being replaced by the new 569-seat, three-class alternative, which has a premium economy cabin. As such, the number of routes on which the 615-seater is deployed is rapidly reducing.
Emirates’ Eight Remaining Routes On The 615-Seat Superjumbo
Analyzing the Gulf giant’s schedule submission to OAG for September 2026 to next summer shows where this massive double-decker continues to fly or will do so soon. As the 569-seater is increasingly taking over, the route network could easily change. As such, treat this article as a snapshot of what’s known as of September 3.
Between September and next July, Emirates plans 1,491 departures on the 615-seat layout from DXB. Expect this number to reduce in 2027. Flights to 
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and 
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) will account for a considerable seven in ten of them.
Compared to September 2025, the number of flights on this enormous equipment has fallen by 93%, from 372 departures to just 25. The following table shows why, with almost no routes seeing it. Come November, departures on the 615-seater will increase to 120, but will still be down by 68% year-over-year.
From DXB To… | Number Of Departures On The 615-Seat A380 (September 2026-July 2027) | Operating Dates Of This Config | % Of September 2026-July 2027 Flights On That Layout* | Are Flights On The 569-Seater Operational Or Currently Scheduled?** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BKK | 553 | Layout returns on October 25. Two daily flights | 33.1% | No |
Birmingham | 2 | September 9 and 11 only | 0.3% | No |
Bali/Denpasar | 18 | Until September 29. Daily service, with two flights on September 2 and 3 | 2.7% | Yes |
Düsseldorf | 147 | From November 1. Daily | 22.0% | No |
Jeddah | 1 | September 1 only | 0.1% | Yes (only once though) |
LGW | 486 | From December 1. Two daily | 36.4% | No |
Manchester | 280 | From October 25. Daily | 27.9% | Yes (only once though) |
Mauritius | 4 | September 4, 23, 26, and 30 only | 0.4% | Yes |
* All passenger equipment combined | ** As of September 3. This will change in the coming months |
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How The 615-Seater’s Network Has Changed Recently
Recall that Emirates plans 1,491 departures on the 615-seat layout from DXB between September 2026 and July 2027. In comparison, 3,142 outbound services were available between September 2025 to July 2026. In addition to the reconfiguration, the ongoing war in Iran has had an influence too, as Flightradar24 shows that various frames remain grounded.
Activity has been reduced by 52.5% year-over-year. 27 routes then saw the layout, with — not surprisingly — a lot of commonality with where will now do so. Critically, the number of markets was so high because 12 of them only saw the 615-seater between one and ten times. This includes Saudi Arabia’s Medinah, famous for pilgrimages, which did so on November 3, 2025, December 25, 2025, and January 8, 2026.
Emirates Plans 87 Daily Departures On Its Full A380 Fleet
Between now and next July, the latest information shows that Emirates plans an average of 87 scheduled departures on the A380 from DXB. This includes all the carrier’s different configurations and not just the 615-seat version.
The number of outbound services will vary from a low of 67 (on September 28 only) to a high of 87 (on many dates starting on December 1). OAG shows that the record number was 94 each day, which was set on two dates in August 2019.
When Emirates’ other passenger aircraft (the A350-900, 777-200LR, and 777-300ER) are combined with the A380, an average of 260 daily departures will be available. The double-decker quadjet will operate a third of them. The most common departure time from DXB will be at the fun time of exactly 2:50 AM, with routes to BKK, Hong Kong, LGW, New York JFK, Mauritius, and Shanghai Pudong. At that precise time, only LGW flights will be on the 615-seater, at least for now.
