Monday 18 June 2018

Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route to be Launched from July 2018

Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route Update:


Dubai-based airline Emirates will be the first carrier to fly the world's largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, to Pakistan next month. Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route.
An Emirates spokesperson told Khaleej Times.
"Emirates can confirm that it will launch a scheduled A380 service to Pakistan in July. The airline is currently in the middle of planning the operation and will disclose inaugural date and flight details in due time."
Media reports said the Airbus A380 is expected to land at the newly-opened Islamabad International Airport on July 7 as other airports in the country can't handle the double-decker aircraft. Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route.

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The Pakistani capital's new airport is equipped with two runways, taxi way aprons and parking bays for wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and Airbus 350. Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route.

The CAA official said that the application was in process as many other departments are involved in the operation of a flight or the landing of a large plane when it is a double-decked jetliner. Emirates Airbus 380 Macro Double-Deck Pakistan Route.


The double-decked jetliner A380 could not be landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport due to its short runway and the low weight bearing capacity of the runway.

A CAA official said the old runway was 11,000 feet while the runway at the new airport has the required length of 12,000 feet and the capacity to bear the weight of the double-decked jetliner.
For those who don’t know, Airbus 380 requires special runway as well as other ground equipment for handling. Not all airports in the world support the double-deck aircraft and Islamabad Airport is the only destination in Pakistan that can host the Airbus A380.

A spokesperson for Emirates airlines told Dawn that the airline can confirm that it will launch a scheduled A380 service to Pakistan in July, 2018. The airline is currently in the middle of planning the operation and will disclose the inaugural date and flight details in due time.

The A380 is the world’s largest passenger four engine jetliner, having a seating capacity, with various configurations, of between 489 and 615 passengers.

The Emirates airbus A380 will receive a celebratory water cannon salute as it arrives at the new airport. Hundreds of aviation fans are likely to turn up at the airport to watch the landing.

Source: Mehran Post

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