| Canada will receive its first Superjumbo commercial | | | | A380 will operate with 489 seats. |
| flight at Pearson International airport, Toronto when | | | | The airline is expected to operate with 14 suites in |
| Emirates Airline lands here with the Airbus 380 on | | | | first class and 76 flat-bed seats in the business class |
| June 1st, 2009. | | | | on the upper level and 399 seats in the economy |
| The Airbus A380 is a double-decker, wide bodied | | | | class on the lower deck. |
| aircraft with four engines produced by Airbus. The | | | | In a statement Emirates said the Superjumbo aircraft |
| largest passenger airliner flew its maiden flight on April | | | | will have an onboard lounge. The services will include |
| 27, 2005 from Toulouse in France. The first | | | | an extensive menu of multi-course meal options, the |
| commercial flight was introduced by Singapore Airlines | | | | award-winning in-flight entertainment product |
| from Singapore to Sydney, Australia on October 25th | | | | ‘ICE’ with over 1200 channels of |
| of the same year. | | | | entertainment, SMS and email facilities as well as |
| With 50% more floor space than the next-largest | | | | seat-to-seat calling. |
| aircraft; Boeing 747-400, the double-decker can offer | | | | Whilst the fares are subject to change, the airlines is |
| up to 525 seats in standard 3 class configuration. If | | | | expected to offer round-trip prices to Dubai starting |
| operated with all economy, it can take up to 853 | | | | at $1,130 for economy class, $6,550 for business |
| passengers. With design range of 15,200 km or | | | | class, and $10,000 for first class, which includes a |
| 8,200 nautical miles, it can fly comfortably from | | | | lounge and two shower spas. |
| Boston to Hong Kong. | | | | Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are the only |
| Emirates, the airline from Dubai, United Arab Emirates | | | | airports in Canada that have made the necessary |
| will upgrade its current 3 x weekly Boeing 777 | | | | adaptation to handle the world’s largest |
| operations, that it began flying in October 2007 with | | | | aircraft’s passenger configuration and wide |
| A380. Versus 360 seats on its B777 plane, the | | | | wingspan. |