Misery Defined: Russian airline plans to pack 652 seats into one plane.

WASHINGTON – When Transaero Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2015, the Russian carrier's superjumbo jet may end up having the highest seating capacity of any commercial passenger jet in the world.

Transaero CEO Olga Pleshakova tells Today in the Sky that the airline will outfit its four A380s with 652 seats in three classes of service.

"Imperial Class is 12 seats, which are designed as suites," says Pleshakova, describing Transaero's A380 layout through a translator. " There are 24 seats in business class – these are full-flat seats and all-around access. And 616 is for the economy, for the total of 652."

That would give Transaero's A380s the highest seating capacity of any airline currently flying the jet, though other carriers are scheduled to receive their first A380s before Transaero does.



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