Emirates to operate A380 on Dubai-Munich route earlier than expected

Emirates announced (25-Nov-2011) the introduction of the 489-seat A380 on one of two-daily Dubai-Munich services from 25-Nov-2011 - nearly five weeks earlier than originally scheduled. The second daily flight is operated by an A340-300. Emirates is set to deploy A380s to Rome and Kuala Lumpur from 01-Dec-2011 and 01-Jan-2012, respectively.

The carrier took delivery of its 18th A380 aircraft on 25-Nov-2011 [more - original PR]