Monday, June 1 promises to be a very exciting day at Toronto Pearson. Everyone in the airport community is eagerly anticipating the first touch down of Emirates Airline’s A380 aircraft in Toronto. This will also mark the first regular scheduled service of the A380 in Canada.

“The GTAA is honoured to be part of this historic day,” said Lloyd McCoomb, President and CEO of the GTAA. “We are pleased that this route has proven so successful for Emirates and we are very excited to welcome the A380 to Toronto Pearson. This is exactly what this airport was rebuilt for – to allow for new and larger aircraft that will be the future of the airline business.”

Emirates began offering three weekly flights between Toronto and Dubai in October 2007. Adding the A380 to this service will add capacity to this popular route. The community Toronto Pearson serves consistently has show a high demand on this route and now more passengers will be able to take advantage of the great service that Emirates offers.

The A380 aircraft is the most advanced, spacious and economic airliner in service. It is the largest civil wide-body aircraft ever made. With a fuel efficiency of less than three litres per 100 kilometers per passenger, the A380 is one of the most efficient passenger aircraft in service today.

The GTAA spent ten years rebuilding and redeveloping Toronto Pearson. The runways, taxiways, apron areas and certain gates have all been built with the knowledge that larger aircraft such as the A380 would come to Toronto. The forward thinking that went into the airport redevelopment is now paying off for passengers in the GTA in the form of additional flight capacity on this busy route.