​Emirates Scales Up A380 Operations

Middle Eastern operator Emirates plans to scale up its Airbus A380 operations with the resumption of services to Glasgow on 26 March, Nice on 1 June and to Birmingham on 1 July.

Emirates deploys its flagship A380 to 40 destinations worldwide, the airline says. By the end of the summer season, the carrier will operate that aircraft to almost 50 destinations, restoring close to 90% of the airline’s pre-pandemic A380 network.

The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s $2 billion retrofit programme in early January on the Dubai to London Heathrow route.

The airline also plans to ramp up its A380 operations to more than 35 destinations across 20 countries by March 2024.

Meanwhile, it also plans to resume its second daily service to Stansted from 1 May 2023, using Boeing 777-300ERs.