Korean Air to have least dense A380 cabin to date

When Korean Air places its first A380 into service to Japan and China next May (touch wood), the carrier will boast the least dense A380 cabin.

Korean Air will have a total of 407 seats on its A380: 12 in first class, 94 in business, and 301 in economy, Superadrianme reports. That is only 27 more seats than what Korean fits in its most densely configured 747-400.

Korean Air's A380 configuration enables it to devote the A380's entire upper deck to business class ("Prestige Class"), the first A380 operator to do so. Note that although Lufthansa has more business class seats on its A380, it places them at an approximately 60" pitch, whereas Korean Air's business class seats will have a 74" pitch.

Economy class is not forgotten, as the carrier will have a 34" pitch there.

Business class will also feature large partitions that will offer what is "normally the comfort and privacy reserved for First Class passengers on other airlines," head of the Passenger Business Division Walter Cho says.

So if business class will be like first class, what will first class be like? No word yet. Stay tuned.