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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Hazel Sheffield

Emirates fits extra 98 seats into the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane

Emirates has found a way to fit 98 extra seats into its new Airbus A380-800 planes: by doing away with first class.

The Airbus 380 is already the world’s largest passenger plane. But with no first class seats, a smaller business class and an extra 130 seats in economy, Emirates has managed to fit in even more passengers without losing any legroom in cattle class.

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