Emirates introduce a super-jumbo Dubai to Paris

Emirates airline launched a super-jumbo, A380, plane from Dubai to Paris on Tuesday. The French capital is the latest destination to be served by the airline's much admired super- jumbo after Toronto, London's Heathrow, Seoul, Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, and Jeddah from February 1, said a news release. Salem Obaidalla, Emirates' senior vice president, commercial operations, Europe and the Russian Federation, said: 'The super-jumbo will gradually replace the morning 777 service out of Dubai, becoming daily from 17th January. The demand for Emirates' services on this route has always been extremely high and it is fitting that one of our Airbus A380s is being deployed to serve France, the headquarters of Airbus, and from where the A380 story unfolded. For us, the A380 has come full circle and what a wonderful way this is to end 2009.' The 489-seat super-jumbo will initially replace EK 073 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flight leaves Dubai at O800hrs and arrives in Paris at 1225hrs. The return flight, EK 074, leaves Charles De Gaulle at l43Ohrs and gets into Dubai at 2359hrs.