Double-deckers are disappearing... but these airlines refuse to let them die for this reason

Despite being some of the most popular aircraft for more affluent passengers, everything points to both the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 being destined to have their flying days numbered.

Only eleven companies still use these beasts of the sky but increasing costs are set to form part of their demise.

Experts predict that both double-decker planes will be used for roughly another decade or so. Boeing ended 747 production in 2022 and Airbus calling time on the A380 (which is the world’s biggest passenger plane) a year earlier.

“The problem with the A380 is not necessarily its size, but its lack of efficiency,” says Brian Sumers, an aviation expert and founder of The Airline Observer.

“Boeing understood sooner than Airbus that the future would be about fuel-efficient single-deck jets with two engines. Now, of course, they both know it.”

Fans of opulent air travel with private cabins, bars and showers should move quickly with just these eleven airlines using both the A380 and 747.

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