Wedoany.com Report on Mar 19th, Korean Air, as an operator of the Airbus A380, currently has six aircraft of this type. According to ch-aviation data, among airlines globally that regularly operate the A380, Korean Air's fleet size is relatively small. The company once operated ten A380s, four of which have been retired and scrapped. The A380 with registration number HL7611 was delivered in May 2011, serving as Korean Air's first double-deck, four-engine jet to enter service and the first among SkyTeam alliance members. In June 2011, Korean Air launched commercial A380 flights in Northeast Asia, being the first in the region to do so.

Based on Cirium data analysis, Korean Air deployed the A380 on a total of 11 routes between 2011 and 2025. These A380s were configured with 407 seats, more than a quarter of which were First or Business Class, resulting in a seat density lower than that of other airlines operating this aircraft type. A380 routes included a single round-trip service between Seoul and Prague in 2014, temporarily replacing the A330 series to meet Business Class demand for an EU technical meeting. This marked the second time the Czech Republic received scheduled A380 flights, the first being operated by Lufthansa in 2011.

The route between Seoul and Atlanta is jointly operated by Korean Air and Delta Air Lines, with up to four daily flights planned for 2026. Korean Air's A380s were suspended in 2017, with the last service flying to Atlanta. Currently, the company primarily uses the Boeing 777-300ER for long-haul routes, with this aircraft type becoming the mainstay due to its cargo capacity and fleet size. The A380 previously served four airports in Europe: Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Prague, with its last scheduled European flight in 2020. At London Heathrow Airport, Korean Air's A380 operated from 2016 to the summer of 2019, with frequencies ranging from three times a week to daily, at a time when nine airlines at Heathrow were using the A380.