Emirates to Launch A380 Flights to Toronto in June

Emirates Airline has confirmed that in addition to launching Airbus A380 flights to Bangkok, Thailand, the Dubai-based carrier will also make its Canada debut with flights to Toronto starting on 1 June 2009.

“Our Toronto route has had consistently high demand since the thrice weekly service was launched two years ago. The A380 will allow Emirates to address some of the unmet need in Toronto,” said Emirates President Tim Clark. The change of aircraft will provide a capacity increase of around 30%.

Emirates A380’s ground-breaking in-flight product includes onboard shower spas in the First Class cabin featuring signature products by the airline’s premium spa brand, Timeless Spa. The onboard lounge for First and Business class customers mirrors the ambience of an executive club and includes a bar with a wide range of beverages and canapés.

With flat-bed massage-equipped private suites in First Class, a new generation of intelligent seating and flat-beds in Business Class, mood-lighting, and an impressive in-flight entertainment system featuring over 1000 channels of on-demand entertainment, the Emirates’ A380 heralds a whole new level of comfort and luxury. It is set in a three-class configuration (14 First, 76 Business and 399 Economy Class) and spread over two levels with the whole of the upper deck dedicated to Premium Class passengers.

Services to Toronto on EK 241 will depart Dubai at 09:55, arriving in Toronto at 15:45. EK 242 departs Toronto at 21:40 arriving in Dubai at 18:35 the following day. Services are offered on EK 241 and 242 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Effective 1st June 2009 Emirates will operate five A380's on the following routes: Dubai-London Heathrow (daily), Dubai-Sydney/Auckland (daily), Dubai Toronto (three times weekly) and Bangkok (daily). The airline will accept another four A380 aircraft into it's fleet in the financial year of 2009/2010 and will introduce services to Seoul in December.

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