With this triple deployment, Emirates will be the first airline to operate scheduled A380 services in Latin America as well as to North Africa.
In addition, the Emirates A380 service to Sao Paulo marks the airline’s 10th year of operations in Brazil, which began with daily flights between Dubai and Sao Paulo in October 2007.
Emirates had previously served Narita with an A380.
The reintroduction of this service and increase in capacity is in response to the healthy demand for travel between Japan and Dubai.
Travellers and fans of the highly popular Emirates A380 will now have more opportunities to enjoy this iconic aircraft as Emirates now flies the A380 to 49 destinations on six continents.
Early Sunday morning, from its hub in Dubai, Emirates flight EK318 set off for Narita, Japan.
This was followed by flight EK751 to Casablanca, and then flight EK261 to Sao Paulo.
On all three routes, the A380 replaces an existing Boeing 777 service.
Emirates’ spacious A380 aircraft can transport up to 515 passengers per flight, and eight tonnes of cargo.
All of the services launched today offer three classes of travel – First, Business and Economy, with generous free baggage allowance (up to 35kg in Economy, 40kg in Business and 50kg in First Class).
On Emirates’ A380s, First Class passengers can look forward to quiet luxury in the comfort of their private suites and enjoy the industry’s only Onboard Shower Spa.
First Class and Business Class passengers can socialise and sample canapés and cocktails at the popular Onboard Lounge and passengers in all classes can enjoy the gourmet cuisine, Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment, ice, with more than 2,500 channels and Wi-Fi, which is available on all of Emirates’ A380s.
Emirates’ premium onboard experience is complemented by on-the-ground comfort with a network of 40 dedicated Emirates Lounges located within major airports around the globe - all designed with the same attention to detail and exceptional service.
Emirates is the world’s largest operator of A380s, with 94 currently in its fleet and a further 48 on order. Since 2008, the airline has carried over 65 million passengers on its flagship aircraft.
Tickets can be booked online through www.emirates.com or authorised travel agents.
Photo Captions:
1.) EK261, the first scheduled Emirates A380 flight to South America, before its departure to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2.) EK751, Emirates’ first scheduled A380 flight to North Africa, gets ready to leave for Casablanca, Morocco.
3.) Emirates today introduced A380 services to South America and North Africa, and resumed its A380 service to Narita.
