Emirates to launch A380 flights from Manchester Airport

Emirates has announced that it will deploy the Airbus A380 on flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai this year.

A 517-seat superjumbo will begin operating on the route from September 1st, making Manchester Airport the most northerly point on the plane's global network and the first regional base to host a regular A380 service.

The aircraft will provide one of Emirates' two daily flights to Dubai from Manchester, with departures from the UK airport at 14:10.

Salem Obaidalla, the airline's senior vice-president of commercial operations in Europe, said: "Manchester has become one of the strongest performers in our growing network of regional gateways. Our customers value our commitment to a regional network at a time when other airlines are abandoning them.

"We are delighted to give our Manchester customers the very best available in the shape of the Emirates A380, which, without doubt, has revolutionised flying."

Andrew Cornish, managing director of Manchester Airport, said the carrier's decision to deploy the A380 on its services to Dubai represented a "historic moment" for the base.

Emirates is currently operating eight of the Airbus planes on flights to Sydney, Auckland, Seoul, London Heathrow and other destinations.

Posted by Andrea, 31 March 2010 13:54

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