Emirates to launch A380 service to Bangkok and Toronto

Emirates will introduce its double decker A380 aircraft on its Bangkok and Toronto routes from June 1 this year following the airline's decision to cull its A380 New York services.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the introduction of the A380 for our Toronto and Bangkok services. Our Toronto route has had consistently high demand since the thrice weekly service was launched two years ago. The A380 will allow Emirates to address some of the unmet need in Toronto while on Bangkok, the A380 will help support the Thai government 's new tourism initiatives, ” said Emirates president Tim Clark.

Adding the A380 on both routes marks a 30% capacity increase.

The airline said that as of June 1 it will operate five A380s on the following routes: Dubai-London Heathrow (daily), Dubai-Sydney/Auckland (daily), Dubai Toronto (three times weekly) and Bangkok (daily). The airline will accept another four A380 aircraft into it's fleet in the financial year of 2009/2010 and has announced it will introduce services to Seoul in December.