Emirates goes all A380 on London flights

Dubai: Emirates eight daily London flights will all be operated by the world’s largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, from January 2016.

The airline announced on Thursday it will switch its third daily London Gatwick flight to the A380 from January 1 next year, according to an emailed statement.

The third daily Gatwick flight is the airline’s only London service currently not operated by the A380.

Along with the double daily A380 services to Manchester, Emirates will offer 70 A380 flights a week to the United Kingdom.