Emirates A380s to Return to New York from October

Emirates A380s to Return to New York from October

Emirates' A380 superjumbos will make a much-anticipated return to New York on October 31, the airline has announced.

Emirates currently operates eight A380 aircraft, serving Auckland, Sydney, London Heathrow, Toronto, Paris, Jeddah, Bangkok, and Seoul. In March 2010, the airline also announced the start of A380 services to Beijing from August 1 and Manchester from September.

The popular Emirates A380 service from Auckland to Sydney and Dubai, with direct onward A380 connections to London and Paris, is one of four Emirates daily flights from New Zealand.

The aircraft's reinstatement on one of Emirates' double daily Dubai-New York JFK services comes as the carrier reported a significant increase in revenue for the Americas in 2009-10, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.1 percent.

Growth in the Americas helped steer the airline to a net profit of US$ 964 million, while 27.5 million passengers flew with Emirates over the last financial year, over 20 percent more than in 2008- 09.

Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline said: "We promised to return the A380 to New York as soon as demand recovered and we have been true to our word."

He continued: "Against some of the toughest operating conditions ever faced, the results for the Americas have been hugely encouraging. This achievement reflects our success in maintaining our business as usual approach and remaining faithful to our strategy of product and service excellence."

"As we look to 2010-11 and beyond, Emirates will continue to invest in its products and services to build on the resurgent demand for air travel within the Americas. Our plans for the future also include adding new US cities to our four existing gateways: New York, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco."

Emirates' expansion plans for the region will be boosted by a significant increase in capacity. The airline is scheduled to receive 11 new wide-body aircraft in 2010, including a further seven Airbus A380s.

The much-praised superjumbos offer an onboard lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers, with a wide range of drinks and canapés, as well as the space to socialise or simply relax.

Passengers in all classes can lose themselves in the quietness of the aircraft and the much-enjoyed ice entertainment system. There are more than 1,000 channels of on-demand entertainment including 200 movies from around the world, 100 TV channels, more than 500 audio channels, 100 video games and news, sports and business headlines.

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