With this triple deployment, Emirates will be the first airline to operate scheduled A380 services in Latin America as well as to North Africa. In addition, the A380 service to Sao Paulo marks the airline’s 10th year of operations in Brazil, which began with daily flights between Dubai and Sao Paulo in October 2007. Travelers and fans of the highly popular Emirates A380 will now have more opportunities to enjoy this iconic aircraft as Emirates now flies the A380 to 49 destinations on six continents. Early Sunday morning, from its hub in Dubai, Emirates flight EK318 set off for Narita, Japan. Emirates’ spacious A380 aircraft can transport up to 515 passengers per flight, and eight tonnes of cargo.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 27, 2017 11:15 UTC