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Emirates preps A380 for Perth

Emirates is commemorating the launch of its A380 routes on ten new routes last year with a mash-up video showing the jumbo jet landing in the destinations.

Emirates is commemorating the launch of its A380 routes on ten new routes last year with a mash-up video showing the jumbo jet landing in the destinations.

The video comes as the airline prepares to launch the aircraft on new services in 2015, including Perth, which will join Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne as an Australian A380 destinations.

Replacing the Boeing 777-300ER, the plane will arrive in Western Australia for the first time on 1 May, giving locals the chance to fly to the UAE and beyond on the iconic model.

Emirates A380

As well as offering extra space onboard, the aircraft will also add 131 seats per flight on the Perth to Dubai route.

The three-minute long ‘mash-up’ video features unique footage from the Emirates A380 flight deck, including a rainy approach to San Francisco, a rousing water cannon salute in Frankfurt, a night time touchdown in Mumbai and a glide slope landing view from London Gatwick. Emirates also reached out to plane-spotters from around the globe who shared their footage of the Emirates A380 touching down in their cities for the first time.

In 2014, Emirates received 13 Airbus A380s, including its 50th A380.

Currently the world’s largest A380 operator with 57 aircraft in fleet, Emirates is expecting to take delivery of 15 A380s in 2015 and currently has 83 A380s on order.

The Emirates A380 flies to 34 destinations across the globe, with Perth to join the network in May 2015.

Check out the video below.

Have you flown on an A380? How does it compare to other aircraft?