According to a Reuters article:
Emirates, whose passengers are growing at 20 percent annually and expects to maintain this level for the next five years, will fulfill all its 90 orders so far for the A380 superjumbo, President Tim Clark told Reuters in an interview.
“We would like some more but we are going to run short of space,” he said. “120 was the baseline figure that the planners worked to get where we needed to be, but we couldn’t order that amount because it was too many for here so 90 was a compromise.”
The carrier will order more when it gets additional space at its home base in Dubai, he added.
Apparently, they see unlimited growth in their future. Their biggest limitation isn’t finding people to sit in their available seats, but rather it’s finding space to park, service, and use all of their A380 jets. Nice.
Here’s a picture of an Emirates A380 landing at Toronto Pearson Airport.
Emirates A380 A6-EDC With Reverse Thrusters
Photo credit: Mark Fisher
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wow..I can’t believe they’re getting 120 of those..Look out world, Emirates dominating the world!
Wow! Dubai International Airport is going to be forking out a lot of money for parking bays to accommodate these massive aircraft. They might have to build a terminal for A380′s only!
I wouldn’t put it past them to build a new terminal just for A380s