Popular Emirates A380 Auckland

Gerald A · #1 1st May 2009, 01:06 PM

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News Release
1 May 2009

Popular Emirates A380 Auckland Service Expands

Emirates’ highly successful A380 superjumbo service from Auckland to Sydney and Dubai will expand to daily operation from tomorrow (Saturday, May 2).

Since its introduction on February 2, the Emirates A380 has operated three times a week and has been regularly flying full or near-full.

The A380 service is one of four daily flights that Emirates operates from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond via Australia.

Link http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0905/S00027.htm

Daniel F · #2 1st May 2009, 05:39 PM

Hmm... economy may be near full, but business class definitely isn't. I was offered an upgrade to business for my trip this week-end for AU$130 on the way there and NZ$130 on the way back. My economy fare was a cheap $320 return fare, so all up I'm paying about $550 return in business.

Ash W · #3 1st May 2009, 09:37 PM

Please refrain from quoting the whole post above in your post, it is not necessary - mod

Hardly surprising on such a short trip. The cheap upgrade is a good idea to extract some more money out of people, BA offer cheap, at the check-in upgrades on most of their European flights.

Sam Chui · #4 2nd May 2009, 11:36 AM

Dan, 130 one way upgrade is an absolutely steal. You'll find it is worth every cents, I believe it will include Limo service too? What dates are you travelling? On my recent flight over Easter with Emirates, we record a zero load in First, 30% in Business (empty bar at the back) and 90% in Economy.

Daniel F · #5 2nd May 2009, 08:34 PM

The upgrade specifically excluded the limo service. But its still a great deal anyway. I'm travelling this week-end... currently in NZ.

Business was probably less than 50% full.