Air France to use A380 on Dubai & Johannesburg routes

Following their inaugural A380 flights Air France have announced plans to use their next two A380's on their Paris (CDG) to Dubai (DXB) route and Paris (CDG) to Johannesburg (JNB) route. The services to Dubai are expected to commence from 18 January 2010 and will see the current twice daily 777 services condensed to a daily return A380 service maintaining current capacity on the route. These plans would see Air France competing directly with Emirates A380 service on this route after Emirates first service commences from the 1 February 2010.

On the Paris to Johannesburg route Air France intends to commence services from early March 2010 which will again see the twice daily 777 services replaced by a daily A380 service. This makes Air France the first carrier to deploy the A380 into the African continent which marking a significant milestone in the steps to providing a global A380 network. Now South America and Antarctica are the only continents not to see regular A380 services.

While Air France have not yet confirmed the timetable for the above routes, partly due to not knowing the exact delivery dates of their next A380's, the following link provides details of all current A380 timetables for all carriers:

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...also to view a map of all A380 routes see the following link:

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Emirates to commence daily A380 flights to Paris

Emirates have announced plans to add A380 services to their Dubai (DXB) and Paris (CDG) route. The aircraft will replace one of the daily 777 flights between the two destinations with the remaining services continuing to be operated by Emirates 777 aircraft. Flights are commence from the 1 February 2010.

This addition will boost Emirates capacity on the route and is expected to put pressure on Air France who also fly the route. Emirates already have more than 65% of the traffic on the route and with the lure on A380, which has proved a craft of choice for travelers, this dominance may become even stronger.

To view details of the new flight schedule see the following updated post:

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The following is a graphical route map for all A380 Routes and their respective carriers:

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Last Updated: 09/11/2009

For details of the exact timetables for each route see the following article:

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Note: The map shows destinations (not actual flight path).

Some flights i.e. SYD-LAX go over the Pacific rather that Transatlantic.

A380 to return to New York JFK

Since Emirates pulled the A380 off services between Dubai and New York's JFK Airport in early 2009 due to poor passenger numbers the big apple has not had the benefit of any A380 services from any carrier. That is set to change from November 23 when Air France receives their first super-jumbo which they have announced will operate daily on the Paris (CDG) to New York (JFK) route.

In addition Emirates have announced that due to recovering passenger numbers they expect to see their A380 return to the Dubai (DXB) New York (JFK) route within the first half of 2010. At present the company hasn't revealed exactly how many services will return but for detail of routes as soon as they're announced stay tuned...

It will be great to services returning to New York as this will now make it possible to fly almost entirely around the world on the A380 (currently the only gap is across the continental US - between New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX).

Also for detail of the Air France A380 timetable and all other carriers A380 services see the following up to date post:

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Air France to use A380 between Paris & NY

Air France have announced plans to launch flights between Paris and New York JFK when their first A380 commences commercial service. Flights will begin from November 2009 and will make Air France the first carrier to operate the super-jumbo on a transatlantic route.

Detail of flight schedule for the air France flight can be on the following updated post:

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