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2015
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Emirates launches first A380 service into Dusseldorf and celebrates its five year anniversary in Prague with a special one-off A380 service

Emirates celebrated its five year anniversary in Prague with a special one-off A380 service to the Czech capital watched by hundreds of spectators.
Emirates’ iconic A380 landed in Dusseldorf for the first time at 13:25hrs on 1st July.

Dubai, U.A.E. 2 July 2015 – Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has expanded the network of destinations served by its highly-popular A380 aircraft with the launch of the first A380 service into Dusseldorf, Germany. The airline also celebrated its five year anniversary in Prague with a special one-off A380 service.

Dusseldorf is the third German city to welcome a regular Emirates Airbus A380 service, the revolutionary double-decker aircraft will transport up to 982 passengers in-bound and outbound daily between Dusseldorf and Emirates’ hub, Dubai.

Emirates currently operates a scheduled A380 service to 12 destinations across Europe including; London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Barcelona and Zurich.

Later this year Emirates will launch two new A380 destinations in Europe including Madrid on 1st August and Copenhagen on 1st December.

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