British Airways A380 refurbishment reduces seats to 417

British Airways refurbished and modified its Airbus A380, with the number of seats to be reduced from 469 to 417, a decrease of 52. Among them, economy class was reduced by 88 seats to 215, a decrease of about 30%. The report was published on October 6, 2026, explaining why British Airways was able to reduce seats on its largest passenger aircraft.