Emirates plans A380 tour of United States

Dubai-based airline Emirates is planning a triumphant tour of North America with its first double-decker A380 aircraft.

The tour will give potential customers and aircraft enthusiasts in San Francisco and Los Angeles their first opportunity to see the super-jumbo, and will allow Emirates to promote direct flights from the US west coast to Dubai, which will begin this autumn.

The tour will follow Emirates' inaugural A380 flight to New York on Aug. 1. The flight will be the first commercial A380 flight to touch down in the US.

"The A380 familiarisation flights will give guests from San Francisco and Los Angeles a chance to feel and experience the new aircraft as well as learn more about Emirates' world-class amenities and comforts," Nigel Page, senior vice president of commercial operations for the Americas, said in a statement.

"The events will offer an exciting introduction to the airline in advance of our launch of services from Los Angeles and San Francisco later this year."

Emirates' San Francisco flight is scheduled for Aug. 4 out of San Francisco International Airport. Invited guests will have an opportunity to tour the aircraft, which features 489 seats in a three-class configuration (14 first class, 76 business class and 399 economy class).

The following day, residents of Los Angeles will have their own opportunity to see the A380 at the Flight Path Museum at Imperial Terminal at LAX.

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It maybe new but still has the potential for toxic air syndrome.........
Posted by skyobserver, London, UK on Sunday 13 July 2008 at 21:59 UAE time


This aircraft (AB 380) has the potential to fly for 12+ hours with 489 pax which means that the aircraft has the potential to poison more pax if they are susceptible to toxic air syndrome (www.aerotoxic.org)
When american customers realise the dangers I am sure that their lawyers will be quick to start to bring a class action against the airlines flying these AB 380's and other aircraft!

It maybe new but still has the potential for toxic air syndrome.........
Posted by skyobserver, London, UK on Sunday 13 July 2008 at 21:53 UAE time

This aircraft (AB 380) has the potential to fly for 12+ hours with 489 passengers which means that the aircraft has the potential to poison more if they are susceptible to toxic air syndrome (www.aerotoxic.org)
When american customers realise the dangers I am sure that their lawyers will be quick to start to bring a class action against the airlines flying these AB 380's and other aircraft!

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