Emirates ups to A380 for Germany

With 15 Airbus A380s delivered (out of a total order for 90) Emirates has set its sights on Germany for introduction of the aircraft.  At present the airline operates Boeing 777s and Airbus A330s on its daily Dusseldorf services and Boeing 777s and Airbus A340s on Frankfurt and Munich.  The plan is to upgrade Munich from January 2012 and it is believed Frankfurt at a later date in the year.  All current services offer First Class, Business Class and Economy cabins and this offering will remain.

At present Emirates A380s offer 489 or 517 seat layouts, with its established premier classes layout on the upper deck and an all economy layout on the main deck. Whether the more dense configuration is used for the seven-hour Germany flights remains to be seen. There are also strong rumours that the airline will announce further orders for the A380 at the Dubai Air Show in November. www.emirates.com

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