Emirates credits superjumbo for success of mega flight from Auckland to Dubai
Emirates has carried around 200,000 passengers on its non-stop service between Auckland and Dubai and says the success of the route was based on upgrading to the A380 superjumbo. Emirates first flew with a 266-seat Boeing 777-200LR, and from last Oct 30 with the double-decker A380, providing up to 491 seats. Upgrading the aircraft type was one of the key reasons for a successful first year on the route, the world's longest A380 flight, said Emirates. The smaller Boeing was operating at high load factors and had been successful but the introduction of the A380 gave passengers the opportunity to fly on the double-decker all the way to a number of destinations in Europe. In its first year of operation on the non-stop route between Auckland and Dubai, the aircraft had an overall load factor of more than 80%. <br/>
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Emirates credits superjumbo for success of mega flight from Auckland to Dubai
Emirates has carried around 200,000 passengers on its non-stop service between Auckland and Dubai and says the success of the route was based on upgrading to the A380 superjumbo. Emirates first flew with a 266-seat Boeing 777-200LR, and from last Oct 30 with the double-decker A380, providing up to 491 seats. Upgrading the aircraft type was one of the key reasons for a successful first year on the route, the world's longest A380 flight, said Emirates. The smaller Boeing was operating at high load factors and had been successful but the introduction of the A380 gave passengers the opportunity to fly on the double-decker all the way to a number of destinations in Europe. In its first year of operation on the non-stop route between Auckland and Dubai, the aircraft had an overall load factor of more than 80%. <br/>
