Qatar Airways add Airbus A380 to Perth

Qatar Airways will start operating Airbus A380 from May 1 2018.

Currently, Qatar Airways flies to Perth from its hub in Doha with Boeing B777-300ERs.

The change to the A380, which is configured with eight first, 48 business and 461 economy seats for a total of 517 seats, represented a 44 per cent lift in capacity for Qatar Airways to Perth.

It also means Qatar will offer passengers a first class option to and from Perth, given the 777-300ER has a two-class layout spread across business and economy.