British Airways to retrofit its 12 A380s with all‑business upper deck

British Airways announced on 5 October 2026 a fleet‑wide retrofit of its twelve Airbus A380s that will install more than 35,000 individual parts on each aircraft and feature redesigned interiors and new seats in every cabin; the first refurbished A380 is expected to enter service in the coming months.

The new layout will place 106 Club Suite seats across the entire upper deck and 12 First class suites on the main deck, while the economy cabin will be reduced to 215 seats; source 2 says the total seat count after the retrofit will be 417, whereas source 4 reports a total of 421 seats.