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Everywhere You Can Fly the Airbus A350 in 2018

by Rohan Anand
Last updated August 27, 2018

The Airbus A350 has been in service since January 2015, but still, only a handful of airlines operate it around the globe. There are actually three variants of the Airbus A350: the A350-900, the A350-900-XWB, and the A350-1000.

The first of those, the Airbus A350-900, or A359, has been in commercial service since 2015, as stated above. The next variant, the A350-900XWB, is designed to be an ultra-long-range aircraft that has higher fuel capacity over the A359. It can fly up to 19-hours within a 9,700-mile nautical range. The launch carrier of this prototype, Singapore Airlines, completed its maiden flight from Toulouse on April 23, 2018. It will be used to operate nonstop flights between Singapore and New York City once the delivery takes place to SQ this August.

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Global routes that currently or will feature the A350 in 2018

The -1000 version will serve as a stretch of the -900, and be used to replace the Airbus A340-600. Its primary competitors will be the Boeing 777-300ER and future Boeing programmes such as the 787-10 and 777-9. The A359 was designed to compete with the 777-200ER and 787-9, and replace the Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A340-500.

Currently, there is only one Airbus A350-1000 in service, and that is on Qatar Airways. The remaining Airbus A350s that are in service are all of the -9000 variants with Rolls Royce engines. These are the following airlines that operate the A350:

  • Air Caraibes
  • Air Mauritius
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Cathay Pacific
  • China Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Finnair
  • French Bee
  • Hong Kong Airlines
  • Iberia
  • LATAM Airlines Brasil
  • Lufthansa
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Qatar Airways
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Thai Airways International
  • Vietnam Airlines

There will hundreds of routes that the A350 is offered on through the rest of the year, and here are the ones where you are most likely to find it.

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Air Caraibes

This is probably one of the few airlines that you’ve never heard of, much less flown. Interestingly, their IATA code is, “TX,” but this is an airline that has little to do with anything pertaining to the Lone Star State. Based in Martinique, Air Caraibes only offers a fleet of 12 aircraft, consisting of propeller planes (ATR-72s), Airbus A330s, and Airbus A350s. It has 2 A350-900s in service and 3 A350-1000s on order.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Fort-de-France - Paris Orlysub-dailyyear-round
Pointe-à-Pitre - Paris Orlysub-dailyyear-round

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Air Mauritius

The flag carrier of this tiny island in the Indian ocean shares similarities with the one above. It has a small fleet (~21 aircraft) consisting of short-range propeller planes, as well as a few long-haul Airbus aircraft, including the Airbus A340, and now, the A350. It has two in service and four on-order, entirely of the -900 variant. All routes are operated from its Port Louis hub.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Johannesburgsub-dailyyear-round
Paris CDGdailyyear-round
St. Denis de la Reunion8 totalin April, May, and October

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Asiana Airlines

Seoul-based Asiana is also a Star Alliance carrier and has a mixed fleet of narrow and widebody planes. It flies to short-haul markets as well as intercontinental markets, and the A350 has recently been deployed to a lot of its North American stations. The A350 will be a huge part of its fleet replacement program, as it has 4 of the -900 series in service and an additional 17 on order, plus 10 of the -1000 variants on order.

All A350 routes are operated from the Seoul Incheon hub.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Bangkoksub-dailyOctober onward
Fukuokadailyyear-round
Hanoimulti-daily, dailyyear-round
Hong Kong1x onlyin May 2018
London Heathrowdailyyear-round
Los Angelessub-dailyMay-October
New York JFKdailyNovember onward (plus 4x in October)
Osakadailythrough April
San Franciscodailyyear-round
SeattledailyAugust-October

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has 22 A350-900s in service with an additional 6 on order. It will also take delivery of 20 Airbus A350-1000s. All routes are operated from Hong Kong. All routes are from Hong Kong unless otherwise stated.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Aucklanddailyyear-round
Bangkokmulti-dailythrough October
Bangkok - Singaporedaily, sub daily starting in Junethrough November
Barcelonasub-dailyyear-round
Brisbanedailyyear-round
Brusselssub-dailyyear-round
Cape Townsub-dailystarting November
Christchurchsub-dailystarting December
Dublinsub-dailystarting June
Ho Chi Minhmulti-dailyJune onward
Jakartasub-dailyyear-round
London Gatwicksub-daily, then dailyyear-round
Manchesterdailyyear-round
Manilamulti-dailythrough October
Melbournemulti-dailyyear-round
Newarksub-daily, then dailystarting May 2018
Osakasub-dailyApril, May, June, September, October
Parissub-dailyyear-round
Perthdailyyear-round
Romesub-dailyApril, May and October onward
San Franciscodailyyear-round
Sapporo1x totalin May 2018
Seoulsub-dailyApril, May, August, September, October
Seoul - Taipei1x totalApril and May
Singaporemulti-dailythrough October
Taipeimulti-dailythrough October
Tel Avivsub-dailyyear-round
Tokyo Narita3x totalApril and May
Vancouversub-dailyyear-round

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China Airlines

China Airlines, based in Taipei, Taiwan, has 12 A350-900s in service, with an additional two on-order. All routes are from Taipei unless otherwise stated.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Amsterdamsub-dailyyear-round
Bangkoksub-daily (except for July - Sept)through October
Brisbanedailyyear-round
Brisbane - Aucklanddailyyear-round
Hanoi4x monthlyApril, and July onward
Hong Kongsub-dailyyear-round
Honolulusub-dailyyear-round
Jakartadailyyear-round
London Gatwicksub-dailyyear-round
Melbournesub-dailyyear-round
Naha (Okinawa)sub-dailythrough October
Osakasub-dailyyear-round
Romesub-dailyyear-round
Saigon3x totalApril 2018
Seoul2x totalMay 2018
Shanghai1x totalMay 2018
Shenzhen1, 4, and 5 totalOctober, November, December
Sydneymulti-dailyyear-round
Tokyo Naritasub-dailyyear-round
Vancouverdailyyear-round
Viennasub-dailyyear-round

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Delta Air Lines

Delta was the North American launch customer for the Airbus A350. The vast majority of its A350 long-haul operations are from its Detroit hub, but they also appear in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Delta has 8 in service and 17 on order.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Atlanta - Seouldailyyear-round
Detroit - Amsterdamdailyyear-round
Detroit - Beijingdaily through August, then sub-dailyyear-round
Detroit - Seouldailyyear-round
Detroit - Shanghaisub-daily, daily (June-Sept)year-round
Detroit - Tokyo Naritadailyyear-round
Los Angeles - Shanghaisub-daily, then dailyJuly 2018 onward

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Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, based in Addis Ababa, has 7 A350s in service and 17 on order. All routes are from Addis Ababa

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Abujadailyyear-round
Accradailyyear-round
BeijingdailyJune-onward
Beirut1x totalApril
Dar Es Salaam1x totalApril
Dubaimulti-dailyJuly onward
Frankfurtdailythrough October
Jeddahsub-dailyApril, May, July, Sept
Johannesburgdailyyear-round
KilmanjarodailyJuly onward
London Heathrowdaily, multi-dailyyear-round
Mumbaimulti-dailyMay, November, and December 2018 only
N'Djili/Kinshasasub-dailythrough May
Paris1x totalApril
Shanghaidailyyear-round

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Finnair

Finnair was one of the earliest launch customers of the Airbus A350 and has utilized this aircraft to transform the long-haul operations from its Helsinki hub. Previously, Finnair operated Airbus A330s and Airbus A340s to serve markets in the Middle East and Asia, but now has 11 A350s in service with an additional 8 on order to fly to these markets as well as seasonal routes to warm destinations. All routes are from Helsinki.

DestinationFrequencyPeriod
Bangkokdailyyear-round
Ho Chi Minh City3 totalDecember-only
Hong Kongmulti-dailyyear-round
Hong Kongdailyyear-round
Krabi6 flights totalDecember-only
London Heathrowdailyyear-round
OsakadailyMay-October
Phuketless than dailyDecember-only
Puerto Vallarta3 totalDecember-only
Seouldailyyear-round
Shanghaidailyyear-round
Singaporedailyyear-round
Tokyo Naritamulti-dailyyear-round

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French Bee

This is another airline you likely have not heard of, and ironically enough, this carrier has two Airbus A350-900s that have been around for some time. The airline used to be called French Blue, but in any case, it exists as a low-cost carrier connecting Paris to Tahiti, with a stopover in San Francisco.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Paris Orly - Saint Denis de la Reunionsub-dailyyear-round
Paris Orly - San Franciscosub-dailyMay 2018 - onward
San Francisco - Papeetesub-dailyMay 2018 - onward

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Hong Kong Airlines

Hong Kong Airlines is a newer entrant to the North American market that is owned by HNA Group, the same parent company as Hainan Airlines. It has 4 A350s in service with an additional 15 on order.

RoutesFrequencyPeriod
Bangkokdailyyear-round
Los Angelesdailyyear-round
San Franciscosub-dailythrough November
Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)sub-dailyyear-round
Taipeisub-dailythrough May

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Iberia

Iberia does not have any A350s delivered (yet) but will begin to receive them in the next few months. It has already announced the initial A350 routes, including the ones below.

RoutesFrequencyPeriod
London Heathrowsub-dailyJuly and August
New York JFKsub-daily (August), multi-daily (Sept/Oct)August - October only

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LATAM Airlines Brasil

LATAM Brasil bases its A350s predominantly in Sao Paulo, with 5 in service and 12 on order. It also has a sub-fleet of A350s that are leased to Qatar Airways, and can be found on the following routes to Doha:

RouteFrequencyPeriod
BarcelonadailyJune - October
Doha - BeirutdailyJune - October
Doha - Kuwaitsub-daily, multi-dailyApril/May
Doha - Munichmulti-dailythrough October
Doha - Muscatsub-dailyin April
Madridsub-dailyOctober onward
ParisdailyMay onward

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Lufthansa

Lufthansa aims to use the A350 to replace its Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A340-600 aircraft. Since the vast majority of these planes are based in Munich, many of the first A350 routes on Lufthansa originate in its Munich hub. It currently has 8 in service and 17 on order.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Beijingsub-dailyOctober onward
Bostondailyyear-round
Cape Townsub-dailyDecember
Chicago O'HaredailyApril onward
Delhisub-dailyyear-round
Denverdailythrough October
Hong Kongsub-dailyOctober onward
Mexico Citysub-dailyOctober onward
Mumbaidailythrough April
New York JFKsub-dailyAugust onward
Newarkdailyyear-round
Seoulsub-dailyyear-round
Shanghaisub-dailyJune - October
Singaporesub-dailyyear-round
Tokyo Hanedasub-daily, dailyMay onward
VancouverdailyMay - October

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Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines has 4 A350s and 2 on order. All routes originate in Kuala Lumpur.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
London HeathrowMulti-dailyApril-onward
OsakaDailyAugust-October
Tokyo NaritaDaily, multi-dailyMay-onward

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Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways is the launch customer of the A350, and has the most of any carrier in service (23), with also the largest number of -900s on order (18) and the largest number of -1000s on order (36). It also has 1 of the -1000s in service.

RoutesFrequencyPeriod
Adelaidedailyyear-round
Atlantadailyyear-round
Barcelonasub-dailyNovember-onward
Beirutsub-dailythrough October
Bostondailyyear-round
Casablancasub-dailyOctober-onward
Copenhagendaily, multi-dailyAugust-October
Delhidailythrough November
EdinburghdailyJuly-onward
Frankfurtdaily, multi-dailyMay-onward
Genevadailyyear-round
Islamabadsub-dailythrough April
Karachisub-dailythrough November
Lahoresub-dailythrough April
London Heathrowmulti-dailyyear-round
Madridmulti-dailyyear-round
Malemulti-dailyyear-round
Miamidailyyear-round
Muscatsub-dailyMay, October and November
New York JFKdailyyear-round
OslodailyNovember-onward
Paris CDGdailyyear-round
Philadelphiadailyyear-round
PhuketdailyJuly-October
Singaporemulti-dailyyear-round
Tokyo Hanedadailyyear-round
ViennadailyJune-onward
Zurichmulti-dailyyear-round

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Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines has the second largest number of Airbus A350-900s in service (21), but has the largest on-order (46) which will place it ahead of Qatar Airways when all of them come online. It has opted for 16 of the -1000 variants.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Amsterdamdailyyear-round
Barcelonasub-dailyyear-round
Brisbanemulti-dailyyear-round
Dusseldorfsub-dailyyear-round
Hong Kongdailyyear-round
Jakartamulti-dailyyear-round
Manchestersub-dailyyear-round
Manchester-Houstonsub-dailyyear-round
Melbournedailyyear-round
Milansub-dailyyear-round
Moscow DMEsub-dailyyear-round
Moscow DME - Stockholmsub-dailyyear-round
Mumbaidailyyear-round
Munichdailyyear-round
Romesub-dailyyear-round
San Franciscodailyyear-round
Stockholmsub-dailyyear-round
Tokyo Hanedadailyyear-round

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Thai Airways International

Thai Airways has 11 A350s in service and 1 on order, all of the -9000 family.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Beijingdailythrough October
Brusselssub-dailyyear-round
Chiang Maisub-dailyJune-October
DenpasardailyNovember-onward
DubaidailyApril-October
GuangzhoudailyJune-October
Melbournemulti-dailyyear-round
Milansub-dailyyear-round
Osakadailythrough October
Romesub-dailyyear-round
Seouldailyyear-round
Singaporemulti-dailythrough August
Tokyo Hanedadaily, multi-dailyJune-October
Tokyo Naritadailyyear-round

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Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines has 11 A350-900s in service and 3 on order.

RouteFrequencyPeriod
Hanoi - Frankfurtsub-dailyyear-round
Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh Citymulti-dailyyear-round
Hanoi - Paris CDGdailyyear-round
Hanoi - Seouldailyyear-round
Hanoi - Shanghaidailyyear-round
Hanoi - Tokyo Hanedadailyyear-round
Ho Chi Minh City - Frankfurtsub-dailyyear-round
Ho Chi Minh City - Paris CDGsub-dailyyear-round
Ho Chi Minh City - Shanghaidailythrough November
Ho Chi Minh City - Tokyo NaritadailyJuly-onward

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About Rohan Anand

Rohan has been writing about airlines and aviation since 2008. He has been writing for Travel Codex since 2013, and co-founded and launched the Airways Podcast with Vinay Bhaskara in 2016. He is a self-proclaimed #AvGeek, but is also fascinated by the evolving world of airline and aviation technology, data, tools, developments, models and disruption. Aside from his full-time day job as a Technical Project Manager, Rohan lifts weights, practices and teaches Yoga, cooks, listens to all varieties of music, is the captain of a rec volleyball team, and loves exploring the nightlife in his current home, Chicago. Rohan also likes to S.C.U.B.A. dive, ski, bike, and sing #KARAOKE. His perfect day is on a beach, with commercial wide-body planes fying overhead, and good jams with good company. Rohan's favorite airline, airport, and aircraft are KLM, Amsterdam Schiphol and the McDonnell-Douglas MD-11.

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