Dubai International takes on more scheduled A380 flights
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Dubai International recently reported that as per published schedule data for 2012, the airport had 7,259 A380 scheduled flights to 28 destinations.
This places the airport in the first spot. Taking second spot during 2012 with 6,653 A380 scheduled operations to 19 destinations was Singapore Changi. London Heathrow holds third position with 3,697 flights to six destinations followed by Frankfurt with 3,071 A380 flights to 12 destinations and Sydney with 2,697 flights to eight destinations.
Rounding out the top ten during 2012 were Paris Charles de Gaulle (2,613 scheduled flights to 11 destinations), Hong Kong International (2,145 scheduled flights to nine destinations), Los Angeles (2,048 scheduled flights to seven destinations), New York JFK (2,004 scheduled flights to six destinations) and Melbourne (1,710 scheduled flights to seven destinations).
“Based on Emirates’ order book, the new Qantas A380 operation and our US$7.8 billion expansion plan, Dubai International is well placed to continue to hold the top position for A380 operations in 2013 and beyond,” added Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.