Emirates; A380 Services To Bangkok, Toronto

Emirates To Launch A380 Services To Bangkok, Toronto

Emirates Airline today announced it will introduce its double decker A380 aircraft on its Bangkok and Toronto routes.

Effective June 1, 2009, the aircraft will debut in Canada while the new Thai route extends the aircraft's presence in the region after the successful launch of the A380 on Sydney and Auckland in February.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the introduction of the A380 for our Dubai-Toronto and Dubai-Bangkok services. Our Toronto route has had consistently high demand since the thrice weekly service was launched two years ago. The A380 will allow Emirates to address some of the unmet need in Toronto while on Bangkok, the A380 will help support the Thai government 's new tourism initiatives, ” said Emirates President Tim Clark.

The change on both services will provide a capacity increase of about 30% for each route.

Emirates A380s currently fly three times a week out of Auckland to Dubai via Sydney and the frequency is scheduled to increase to daily from May 1.

Emirates A380’s ground-breaking in-flight product include onboard shower spas in the First Class cabin featuring signature products by the airline’s premium spa brand, Timeless Spa. The onboard lounge for First and Business class customers mirrors the ambience of an executive club and includes a bar with a wide range of beverages and canapés.

With flat-bed massage-equipped private suites in First Class, a new generation of intelligent seating and flat-beds in Business Class, mood-lighting, and a second-to-none in-flight entertainment system featuring over 1000 channels of on-demand entertainment, the Emirates’ A380 introduces a new level of comfort and luxury. It is set in a three-class configuration (14 First, 76 Business and 399 Economy Class seats) and spread over two levels with the upper deck dedicated to First and Business class passengers.

Effective June 1, Emirates will operate five A380s on the following routes: Dubai-London Heathrow (daily), Dubai-Sydney/Auckland (daily), Dubai-Toronto (three times weekly) and Dubai-Bangkok (daily). The airline has announced it will introduce services to Seoul in December.

Emirates operates 28 wide-bodied aircraft services a week from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond, via Australia.

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