Emirates to Launch A380 Service to New York on August 1st

Jun 10th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Good news for those of you in the US who were looking forward to seeing (or flying) the A380: Emirates announced that it will launch 3-times a week service between JFK and Dubai beginning August 1st (flights will be on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). These flights will be the 3rd service on those days between the two cities.

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