Emirates mulls regular A380 services to India

Emirates has opted for a conservative approach into launching regular services of its superjumbo into Indian skies after the airline announced yesterday it would operate the A380 to New Delhi on July 15 as a special one-off flight.
However, the airline hasn’t ruled out the move, with a senior executive confirming to Emirates Business that possible target cities in future would be New Delhi and Mumbai.
“We’ve taken the first step towards that direction as we prepare to take the A380 to New Delhi. However, there are no plans presently to introduce a full service of the aircraft on the Indian routes,” said Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, West Asia and Indian Ocean.
Sources at Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) have already confirmed to the media that its winter schedule could see the Dubai-based carrier, along with and German airliner Lufthansa, launch the wide-body, four-engine aircraft to the city.
07/07/10 Bindu Suresh Rai/Emirates Business 24-7

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