Editing Airbus A380 (section)

===Passenger provisions===
{{main|Seat configurations of Airbus A380}}
[[File:Airbus A380-861, Emirates AN1721793.jpg|thumb|Ten-abreast old [[economy class]] seating on the main deck on an Emirates A380]]

The A380-800's [[Aircraft cabin|cabin]] has {{convert|550|m2|sqft|0}} of usable floor space,<ref>{{cite web |title= Airbus A380 Facts & Figures |date= June 2018 |publisher= Airbus |url= https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/backgrounders/Backgrounder-Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-A380-Facts-and-Figures-EN.pdf |access-date= 25 June 2018 |archive-date= 25 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161050/https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/backgrounders/Backgrounder-Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-A380-Facts-and-Figures-EN.pdf |url-status= dead}}</ref> 40% more than the next largest airliner, the [[Boeing 747-8]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeings-747-8-vs-a380-a-titanic-tussle-205137/|title=Boeing's 747-8 vs. A380: A titanic tussle|first=Max|last=Kingsley-Jones|work=Flight International|date=17 February 2006|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>

The cabin has features to reduce traveller fatigue such as a quieter interior and higher [[Cabin pressurization|pressurisation]] than previous generations of aircraft; the A380 is pressurised to the equivalent altitude of {{convert|1520|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} up to {{convert|12000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airbus A380 Brief|url=http://a380airbus.com/airbus-a380-cabins/|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422021427/http://a380airbus.com/airbus-a380-cabins/|archive-date=22 April 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="norris_wagner_book"/>{{rp|129}} It has 50% less cabin noise, 50% more cabin area and volume, larger windows, bigger overhead bins, and {{convert|60|cm|ft|abbr=on}} more headroom than the 747-400.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Aircraft – Airbus A380|url=http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/airbus_a380.pl |access-date=19 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="a380_figures">{{cite web|title=Fascinating figures about the A380 |publisher=Airbus |url=http://events.airbus.com/a380/seeing/learnandplay/figures1.asp |access-date=1 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704190610/http://events.airbus.com/a380/seeing/learnandplay/figures1.asp |archive-date=4 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Seating options range from 3-room {{convert|12|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} "residence" in first class to 11-across in economy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/own-the-sky/cabin/|title=Cabin of Airbus A380|work=airbus|access-date=24 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231132208/http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/own-the-sky/cabin/|archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> A380 economy seats are up to {{convert|48|cm|in|abbr=on}} wide in a 10-abreast configuration,<ref>{{cite web|title=Onboard the Airbus A380|publisher=[[Fodors]]|url=http://fodors.com/news/story_2432.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020004918/http://fodors.com/news/story_2432.html|archive-date=20 October 2007 |access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> compared with the 10-abreast configuration on the 747-400 that typically has seats {{convert|44.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} wide.<ref>{{cite web|title=747-400 Cross Sections|publisher=Boeing|url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_cross_section.html|access-date=19 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080611225956/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_cross_section.html |archive-date= 11 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> On other aircraft, economy seats range from {{convert|41.5|to|52.3|cm|in|abbr=on}} in width.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smarttravelasia.com/economy.htm|title=A survey of the best airline economy seats|last=Verghese|first=Vijay|year=2011|publisher=Smarttravelasia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520010120/http://smarttravelasia.com/economy.htm|archive-date=20 May 2011|url-status=live|access-date=17 May 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Airbus A380 seatmap.svg|thumb|upright=0.8|Layout of A380-800, 519 seat configuration (331 lower, 188 upper)]]
The A380's upper and lower decks are connected by two stairways, one [[Bow (ship)|fore]] and one [[aft]], both wide enough to accommodate two passengers side by side; this cabin arrangement allows multiple seat configurations. The maximum certified carrying capacity is 853 passengers in an all-economy-class layout,<ref name="evacuation_test" /> Airbus lists the "typical" three-class layout as accommodating 525 passengers, with 10 first, 76 business, and 439 economy class seats.<ref name="555_to_525" /> Airline configurations range from [[Korean Air]]'s 407 passengers to [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]' two-class 615 seats<ref name="cpA380">{{cite web |url=http://cphpost.dk/news/worlds-largest-passenger-plane-lands-at-copenhagen-airport.html |title=World's largest passenger plane lands at Copenhagen Airport |work=[[The Copenhagen Post]] |date=1 December 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202155422/http://cphpost.dk/news/worlds-largest-passenger-plane-lands-at-copenhagen-airport.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> and average around 480–490 seats.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.space.com/businesstechnology//070608_recordseatsa380.html |title=Emirates A380s to Establish New Airliner Seat Record |work=Aviation |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-date=27 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227044154/http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/070608_recordseatsa380.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Recession causes turbulence for Airbus A380 sales |work=Bristol 24-7 |url= http://www.bristol247.com/2009/10/23/recession-causes-turbulence-for-airbus-a380-sales/ |first=Rob |last=Buckland |date=23 October 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131211122201/http://www.bristol247.com/2009/10/23/recession-causes-turbulence-for-airbus-a380-sales/ |archive-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> [[Air Austral]]'s proposed 840 passenger layout has not come to fruition. The A380's interior illumination system uses bulbless [[light-emitting diode|LEDs]] in the cabin, cockpit, and cargo decks. The LEDs in the cabin can be altered to create an ambience simulating daylight, night, or intermediate levels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cabin Interior, Mood Lighting|publisher=[[Diehl Aerospace]], Germany|url=http://www.diehl-aerospace.de/index.php?id=1402&L=1|access-date=14 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225931/http://www.diehl-aerospace.de/index.php?id=1402&L=1|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> On the outside of the aircraft, [[High-intensity discharge lamp|HID]] lighting is used for brighter illumination.

Airbus's publicity has stressed the comfort and space of the A380 cabin,<ref>{{cite web|title=Airbus Cabin Showroom |publisher=Airbus |url=http://www.airbus.com/cabin-showroom/preview/index.jsp?article=0 |access-date=14 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526122254/http://www.airbus.com/cabin-showroom/preview/index.jsp?article=0 |archive-date=26 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and advertised onboard relaxation areas such as bars, beauty salons, [[duty-free shop]]s, and restaurants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Aerospace-Notebook-It-s-no-cruise-ship-of-the-1253995.php|title=Aerospace Notebook: It's no cruise ship of the sky, but A380 is raising the bar for comfort|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=17 May 2011|first1=James|last1=Wallace|date=30 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="wp" /> Proposed amenities resembled those installed on earlier airliners, particularly 1970s wide-body jets,<ref name="fancy">{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2005-02-02-spa-380-usat_x.htm|title=Flights of fancy|work=USA Today|access-date=17 May 2011|first1=Gary|last1=Stoller|date=3 February 2005}}</ref> which largely gave way to regular seats for greater passenger capacity.<ref name="fancy" /> Airbus has acknowledged that some cabin proposals were unlikely to be installed,<ref name="wp">{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/07/AR2007020701386.html|title=Airbus Flight Shows Off Troubled A380|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=17 May 2011 |first=Laurence |last=Frost|date=7 February 2007}}</ref> and that it was ultimately the airlines' decision how to configure the interior.<ref name="fancy" /> Industry analysts suggested that implementing customisation has slowed the production speeds, and raised costs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSbA8LrQ5ndU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306023657/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSbA8LrQ5ndU |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead |title=Airbus A380's bar, flatbeds, showers irk Engineers |first=Andrea |last=Rothman |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=30 October 2009}}</ref> Due to delivery delays, Singapore Airlines and Air France debuted their seat designs on different aircraft prior to the A380.<ref name="sqcabin">{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/15/218492/sia-is-ready-at-last-to-start-flying-the-a380.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071017043933/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/15/218492/sia-is-ready-at-last-to-start-flying-the-a380.html |archive-date=17 October 2007|title=SIA is ready at last to start flying the A380 |work=Flight International |access-date=17 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="prem">{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/22/347697/air-france-picks-business-seat-eyeing-premium-economy-for.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151228093941/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-france-picks-business-seat-eyeing-premium-economy-for-347697/ |archive-date=28 December 2015 |title=Air France picks business seat; eyeing premium economy for A380|work=Flight International |access-date=17 May 2011}}</ref>

Initial operators typically configured their A380s for three-class service, while adding extra features for passengers in premium cabins. Launch customer Singapore Airlines introduced partly enclosed first-class suites on its A380s in 2007, each featuring a leather seat with a separate bed; center suites could be joined to create a double bed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seat Map Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 |publisher=Seat Guru |url= http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Singapore_Air/Singapore_Air_Airbus_A380.php |access-date=19 February 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225000825/http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Singapore_Air/Singapore_Air_Airbus_A380.php |archive-date= 25 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Airlines A380 |publisher=Singapore Airlines |url= http://www.a380.singaporeair.com/content/news/newsrelease/20071015_suite/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017050628/http://a380.singaporeair.com/content/news/newsrelease/20071015_suite/index.html |archive-date=17 October 2007 |access-date=28 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="SQsuite">"[http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/suites/ Singapore Airlines Suites] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204201735/http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/suites/ |date=4 February 2016}}" ''[[Singapore Airlines]]''. Retrieved 29 September 2012.</ref> A year later, Qantas debuted a new first-class [[Airline seat#Lie flat/flat bed seating|seat-bed]] and a sofa lounge at the front of the upper deck on its A380s,<ref>{{cite web|title= Qantas and the A380 |publisher=Qantas |url= http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/A380 |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071214005727/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/A380 |archive-date= 14 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Qantas_Airways/information.php|title=Qantas Flight Information|website= seatguru.com}}</ref> and in 2009, Air France unveiled an upper deck electronic art gallery.<ref name="comp">{{Cite news|url=https://latimes.com/travel/la-tr-a380-pg,0,4538781.photogallery |title=Comparing Airlines' Airbus A380s |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=30 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123171514/http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-a380-pg%2C0%2C4538781.photogallery |archive-date=23 November 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2008, Emirates introduced "shower spas" in first class on its A380s allowing each first class passenger five minutes of hot water,<ref>{{cite web|title=First class flight perks we envy slideshow|url=http://travel.yahoo.com/photos/first-class-flight-perks-we-envy-1392314234-slideshow/first-class-perks-showers-photo-1392314738052.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318173906/http://travel.yahoo.com/photos/first-class-flight-perks-we-envy-1392314234-slideshow/first-class-perks-showers-photo-1392314738052.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2014|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref><ref name="timesonline_firstlook_emirates_a380">{{Cite news |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/a-first-look-inside-emirates-a380s-gz3jdjlzgw8 |title= A first look inside Emirates' A380s |work=The Times |location= London |first= Simon |last= Warburton |date= 30 July 2009}}</ref> drawing on 2.5 tonnes of water, although only 60% of it was used.<ref name="fgLook" />

Etihad Airways and [[Qatar Airways]] also have a bar lounge and seating area on the upper deck, while Etihad has enclosed areas for two people each.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nicholas |last= Painter-Bosworth |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/interiors-middle-eastern-carriers-show-their-gulf-in-410195/ |title=Middle Eastern carriers show their Gulf in class |work=[[Flightglobal]] |date=7 April 2015 |access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> In addition to lounge areas, some A380 operators have installed amenities consistent with other aircraft in their respective fleets, including self-serve snack bars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/qantas-unveils-self-serve-bar/story-e6frea8c-1111114027421|title=Qantas unveils self-serve bar|work=Adelaide Now|access-date=17 May 2011|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022015400/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/qantas-unveils-self-serve-bar/story-e6frea8c-1111114027421|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[premium economy]] sections,<ref name="prem" /> and redesigned business-class seating.<ref name="sqcabin" />

The Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo in April 2015 saw the presentation of an 11-seat row economy cabin for the A380. Airbus is reacting to a changing economy; the recession which began in 2008 saw a drop in market percentage of first class and business seats to six percent and an increase in budget economy travellers. Among other causes is the reluctance of employers to pay for executives to travel in First or Business Class. Airbus' chief of cabin marketing, Ingo Wuggestzer, told ''Aviation Week and Space Technology'' that the standard three-class cabin no longer reflected market conditions. The 11-seat row on the A380 is accompanied by similar options on other widebodies: nine across on the [[Airbus A330]] and ten across on the [[Airbus A350|A350]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Flottau |first=Jens |title=In a squeeze |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology |date=27 April – 10 May 2015 |page=64}}</ref>

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File:Airbus A380-861, Emirates AN1385446.jpg|Emirates A380's old [[business class]]
File:Etihad Airways aircraft interiors demo ITB 2017 (08).JPG|[[Etihad Airways]] A380's The Residence suite
File:Emirates Airbus A380-861 onboard bar Iwelumo.jpg|Emirates A380's onboard lounge and bar
File:Emirates A380 Shower SPA ITB2014.jpg|Emirates A380's shower and spa
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