Popular Emirates A380 Auckland Service Expands

News Release
1 May 2009

Popular Emirates A380 Auckland Service Expands

Emirates’ highly successful A380 superjumbo service from Auckland to Sydney and Dubai will expand to daily operation from tomorrow (Saturday, May 2).

Since its introduction on February 2, the Emirates A380 has operated three times a week and has been regularly flying full or near-full.

The A380 service is one of four daily flights that Emirates operates from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond via Australia.

“Emirates is the only airline that has operated the A380 on scheduled services to New Zealand and we are delighted to see it now coming through Auckland on a daily basis,” said Emirates’ New Zealand manager Chris Lethbridge. “It has been a great success already and has been very popular, with its spaciousness in all classes, its quietness and its many onboard amenities, including ground-breaking facilities in first and business class.

“We also have the advantage that is not only possible to fly on an Emirates A380 from here to Sydney and Dubai, but also onwards to London. It is the only A380 service offered from Auckland to London.”

The Emirates A380 sets a new milestone in environmental conservation, offering better fuel economy per passenger mile than most hybrid passenger cars.

Set in a three-class configuration (14 First, 76 Business and 399 Economy Class seats) the Emirates A380 offers a level of comfort and space never seen before on a commercial airliner. Spread over two levels, the whole of the upper deck is dedicated to Premium Class passengers. Towards the front, First Class passengers can relax in flat-bed, massage-equipped private suites.

Business Class passengers can enjoy a new generation of intelligent seating designed to ensure all 76 flat-bed seats have aisle access.

Emirates’ onboard lounge for First and Business Class passengers is an exclusive and popular space for premium passengers to stretch their legs, relax, socialise or simply catch up with business. Designed like an executive club, its bar is stocked with a varied and enticing selection of beverages and canapés.Â

Passengers in Economy appreciate the straight walls throughout the cabin that lend to a more spacious ambience, enhanced further by generous seats and wider aisles.

Emirates bespoke and award-winning inflight system ‘ice’ (information, communication and entertainment) offers over 1000 channels of on-demand entertainment - the largest selection of programming in the skies.

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