Emirates and the A380
By Paul Johnson on Mar 03, 2008 in Air Travel, Australia, Europe, Middle East, New York, New Zealand, North America, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe
Emirates has 58 of the huge, double-decked A380 planes on order, and has announced that it will be flying from Dubai to a number of destinations before the end of the year. Flights from Dubai to New York begin in October 2008 and will be followed by Dubai-London Heathrow flights from 1st December 2008. Routes with the A380 to Sydney and Auckland will begin on 1st February 2009. The aircraft on these routes will have 489 seats – 14 in first class, 76 in business and 399 in economy.
