Dubai goes A380 to Johannesburg

Emirates has confirmed that Johannesburg will be the next destination slated for its flagship A380 aircraft.  The daily A380 service will start 1 October 2011.

The announcement of Emirates’ first scheduled A380 service to Africa comes as the airline unveiled its full year financial results for 2010-11.  These revealed a surge in the number of South African travellers flying with Emirates – with total passenger growth up 12% over the previous financial year.  Overall revenue from the South African market also rose sharply, up 34% from 2009-10.

Emirates currently operates a three times daily service to Johannesburg, a double-daily service to Cape Town and a daily service to Durban; while the airline’s fleet of 15 A380s operate on services from Dubai to Heathrow (double-daily), Manchester, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Toronto, Seoul, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Jeddah, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney and Auckland.

Emirates currently serves 19-passenger and cargo destinations across the African continent. www.emirates.com

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