Record breaking five new aircraft join Emirates fleet in December

Dubai, Dec 13, 2012 (WAM) - The current Emirates fleet will expand by five aircraft in the month of December as the carrier adds three new A380s and two new Boeing 777s. Maintaining its edge as one of the world's fastest growing airlines, one A380 and one Boeing 777 have joined the network in the first weekend of December and the remaining three will join throughout the month. The new additions to the fleet will mark the arrival of Emirates 118th and 119th Boeing aircraft and its 28th to 30st A380s. As the largest operator of both the A380 and Boeing 777 in the world, Emirates new additions will support its growing route network. Ever growing, the list of cities Emirates' serves expands with two new destinations in December - Lyon, France and Phuket, Thailand. In addition, service to Warsaw, Poland, and Algiers, Algeria, begin in the first quarter of 2013. Both the Boeing 777s and the A380s exemplify Emirates' commitment to operating a modern fleet of aircraft and confirm Emirates' place as one of the world's fastest-growing airlines. - Emirates News Agency, WAM