ANA has three A380s in special liveries that it purchased for exclusive use between Tokyo and Hawaii. The first will return to service in July for twice weekly service through October. The airline took delivery of its third and final A380 mid-pandemic and placed the aircraft directly into storage. No date has yet been set for the sunset orange livery’s introduction to passenger service.

Qantas brought forward the A380’s initial return to its fleet thanks to the faster than anticipated recovery in travel demand. Currently the airline has four active A380s with two more in Abu Dhabi for maintenance. Four of the five still in storage will return to service eventually, while one of those will join VH-OQF in the scrap heap.

Lufthansa has said it will return at least a portion of its 14 A380s to service for summer 2023. The airline has not yet said how many aircraft will return, nor which routes they will fly.

Korean Air recently reactivated two A380s and will recall a third from storage before the end of the year.

The biggest open question for A380 fleet planners is Etihad Airways’ fleet of 10. The airline has hinted that it could return a least some of its A380s to service, but hasn’t made any official announcement about the aircraft’s fate.