Dubai to Heathrow served by Emirates' super jumbo

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Emirates will offer passengers the chance to fly between Dubai and London Heathrow on one of its new Airbus A380 super jumbos later this year.

The airline has announced that the first flight between the two destinations will take place on December 1, in an A380 configured to offer 489 seats - 14 in first class, 76 in business and 399 in economy.

At the same time Emirates said it would begin a flight to New York from Dubai on October 1 and offer a link to Sydney-Auckland from February 1, 2009.

Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, said: "Our A380s will take to the skies in late summer, signalling an end to our long wait and ushering in a new era for Emirates.

"We have played an integral role during the design and development stage to tow the aircraft from the drawing board to the production line, and we look forward to bringing them into commercial service."

Emirates has more than 50 Airbus A380s on order, which will make it the largest operator of the super jumbo and expects to take delivery of five of the double-decker aircraft over the coming year.

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