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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.
What is the average plane? The most common domestic liner is the 737 which carries anywhere from 150 - 200 passengers depending on seat arrangements. A 747 handles around 500 - 550 The Airbus A380 is expected to handle over 800 passengers, if they can ever iron out all the little kinks in it and get it into service. Oh, and there are first class seats on passenger planes, but now they are called things like premium, or business class.