Emirates says volume works and it's staying with A380s
- BTN News
- Thursday, 15 September 2016
Singapore Airlines may be about to pass back its first five leased A380s - with four more to be decided - but Emirates Airlines is sticking with the jet.
Of the 319 orders Airbus has won for the A380, 140 have come from the Dubai-based airline.
By comparison, Singapore Airlines has the second largest order total with 24 A380s.
"Airport congestion around the world is getting worse," Emirates president sir Tim Clark said recently, "and up-gauging aircraft is a solution".
The superjumbo allows the airline to increase passenger volume with fewer aircraft and fewer flights.
Emirates senior vice president for operations Hubert Frach added: "Although you can't operate each and every destination with the aircraft, we see the demand pull of the A380.
"Every time I'm on an A380, I still see people taking selfies and photos of the plane. It's iconic and it's a customer magnet."
The carrier will stick with the A380. "We are taking another 50 or so," Clark said. "So we're keeping the production line going."
