Emirates A380s carried 18 million passengers in five years

Emirates reported (02-Aug-2013) it has transported 18 million passengers on A380 aircraft since its first scheduled A380 service on 01-Aug-2008. The airline currently operates 35 A380s and has 55 more on order. Emirates A380s currently operate to Dubai, Amsterdam, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow, Manchester, Melbourne, Moscow, Munich, New York JFK, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney and Toronto and the airline plans to deploy A380s to Brisbane in Oct-2013, Los Angeles and Mauritius in Dec-2013 and Zurich in Jan-2014. [more - original PR]