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How many people can an airplane carry? Depends on the aircraft. Some planes such as the 787 and 320 can carry up too 250 passengers, While an Embraer 145 can only hold about 25-45.
The A380 is the world's largest passenger plane boasting a double-decker capacity of 853 people. Weighing in at approximately 590 tonnes the wingspan of the plane measures in at 79.57 m / 261 ft 8 in, which is 54% larger than the wings of a Boeing 747.