Emirates to Send the A380 to Manchester

If you're an airport, getting service from a new aircraft is kind of a big deal - especially if you spent millions of dollars upgrading your airport to handle the new aircraft. And that just happened to Manchester this week with Emirates announcing that it would bring the A380 to Manchester with daily service to Dubai. The A380 will replace one of the two 777-300ERs currently flying on the route. The airline says this is a big step since Manchester "will become the world's first regional airport to have a regular A380 service"

Airport chief Andrew Cornish said:

Emirates' decision to operate daily A380 services between Manchester and Dubai represents an historic moment for this airport and the region that we serve. We have invested close to £10 million (AED 54.8 million) in upgrading the airfield and terminal, both to accommodate the aircraft itself and to create a fitting environment for Emirates' customers, whether it is at check-in, using the airline’s executive lounge or at the gate area.

Definitely exciting news for Manchester, here, especially because Emirates is keeping the same number of frequencies, as the A380 has been used to eliminate service in the past. For example, Singapore Airlines replaced its two 777 flights to Zurich with one A380 flight.

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