How to find and compare flights carried out by a specific type of plane?
I'd really like to fly with an Airbus A380. But how do I find and compare the price of flights that are carried out by specific kind of plane? I don't want to fly just anywhere; I plan to go from Vienna, Austria to Indonesia this summer, possibly with a stop-over in Hong Kong, Singapore or Bangkok.
I checked if any there are any regular commercial flights with A380s to/from my home town. There aren't, so the way to go is probably to first fly to a major hub somewhere in the Middle East or South East Asia (which I'd have to do anyway since there don't seem to be many direct flights from Vienna to SEA).
So far, I simply searched for flights like you'd usually do and then checked which planes they use; this is very, very tedious, especially when one is very flexible in dates.
How do I find cheap flights that are carried out by a specific type of plane?
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I'm unaware about flight search engines allowing you to specify the plane type. This is nevertheless interesting, and could indeed be a feature request for Skyscanner or similar engines.
A possible strategy to circumvent this could be looking for airplane statistics. You mention the A380. According to Airbus, an increasing number of airlines are beginning to operate this aircraft. The corollary to this statement is that the A380 will be flying more and more routes. The linked page also shows an map highlighting such routes. Just hovering on Hong-Kong for example yields:
Airbus also provides a list of airlines currently operating the A380:
- Singapore Airlines
- Emirates
- Qantas
- Air France
- Lufthansa
- Korean Air
- China Southern Airlines
- Malaysia Airlines
- Thai Airways International (THAI)
- British Airways
- Asiana Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Etihad Airways
Overall, these initial indicators might help when looking to book a commercial flight on the A380. It is important to note that airlines have the right to amend bookings at all times, and that this is especially true in the case of minor changes such as the airplane model. Hence the aircraft mentioned on your booking reservation is not guaranteed to be the one you'll effectively be boarding.
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Answer 2
I do not know about a search engine for any specific type of planes, but Airbus just made public a website specifically for the A380. This is like any flight search engine, just only offering flights on board the A380.
It does not necessarily give you the cheapest (the fare from Vienna to Jakarta starts at 900 euros in less than a month so it's not bad), and I found the search a bit slow, but you will know for sure what airlines and flights will be operated on an A380.
Answer 3
There is a new tool which shows all routes based on the aircraft type.
Here is an example showing the latest A380 routes:
You could choose one or multiple origin airports at once and see all A380 destinations.
Answer 4
Here's another website that allows you to search for A380 flights:
You can input your travel dates and cities and it will tell you which routings between the two involve the A380.
Also, I am not affiliated with this site in any way. I just read about somewhere online and tried it out.
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