A380
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Sydney is Once Again an All Emirates A380 Destination
If you’re familiar with Sydney international airport (SYD) you know that due to its night curfew it is quite a heavily congested airport. Flights are allowed to take off and land from 6am to 11pm. Therefore opening hours are very busy and slots are not easy to come by. Emirates is one of the airlines…
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Qantas Increases Capacity to Los Angeles Bali, New York and Johannesburg
Things are starting to move faster for Australian flag carrier Qantas. The airline has just announced it will be significantly increasing capacity on a selection of key routes as early as fall 2023. So let’s take a look at which flights Qantas will be powering up and when it will all happen. Why Is Qantas…
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Emirates Introduces Premium Economy on Flights to Singapore
With the ongoing refurbishing of the its A380 fleet livery and cabins more planes with the updated layout are returning to service. Therefore Emirates is able to deploy on an ever growing number of destinations it renovated Airbus A380s featuring the brand new premium economy product. The latest destination to receive flights with the new…
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Emirates Introduces Premium Economy on 2 Indian Flights
A few months ago here on flightsmilesandpoints.com we talked about how Emirates initiated a massive operation apply the new livery on its planes along with fitting them with the new updated cabin interior. The new cabin interior included the presence of Premium Economy on the Airbus A380. The effects of the airline’s efforts are starting…
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The New Airbus A380 Operator, What do We Know About Global Airlines?
The world has a new A380 operator. Well not just quite yet. A new start-up airline, Global Airlines, has acquired its first plane but is still in the process of setting up its operations. Let’s then take a closer look at this aircraft purchase and what does Global Airlines plan to do with it. Global…
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Qantas Starts Construction of Its New Flight Training Center in Sydney
With global aviation returning getting back on track and moving closer towards reaching pre-pandemic levels airlines are planning further into the future with more confidence. One of the key aspects of aviation along with getting the right planes is also having adequate training facilities. This is even more the case with an airline such as…
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Qantas Reopens Its Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport
Great news for Qantas frequent flyers, in particular habitual passengers of flight from Hong Kong International Airport to Australia. Qantas has just re-opened its frequent flyer lounge in Hong Kong for the first time since being forced by covid to shut it down. Let’s find out what the news is all about and how it’s…
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Lufthansa Adds 2 Airbus A380 Services From Munich in Winter 2023
Although it seemed that the love hate relationship between Lufthansa and the mighty Airbus A380 had come to an end with covid, the aircraft is making a significant comeback in 2023 with the German flag carrier. The airline will be deploying the largest aircraft in its fleet, recently brought back from storage, on 2 of…
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How to Fly On the A380 Upper Deck Flying Economy Class
Did you know that even traveling in the much more cost effective Economy Class on an A380 you might have the chance to travel on the upper deck of the plane? In this post we’ll take a closer look at which airlines have located Economy Class seats on the upper deck of their mighty Airbus…
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Casablanca Will Be Served By The Emirates A380
As traffic and passengers figures keep rising to and from Morocco Emirates decides to bring in the biggest plane available in its fleet, the Airbus A380. This equipment change represents a huge leap forward in terms of capacity, for the airline, and comfort for the many passengers that travel from and to Casablanca on Emirates.…