Emirates’ A380 superjumbo will make a much-anticipated return to New York on 31 October, the airline has announced. The aircraft’s reinstatement on one of Emirates’ double daily JFK routes comes as the carrier reported a significant increase in revenue for the Americas in 2009-10, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.1 per cent.

Emirates’ expansion plans for the region will be boosted by a significant increase in capacity. The airline is scheduled to receive 11 new wide-body aircraft in 2010, including Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s.

Emirates currently operates eight A380 aircraft, serving London Heathrow, Toronto, Paris, Jeddah, Bangkok, Seoul, Sydney and Auckland. In March 2010, the airline also announced the start of A380 services to Beijing from 1 August and Manchester from September.

Passengers in all classes can lose themselves in the quietness of the aircraft and the much-enjoyed ice entertainment system. There are more than 1,000 channels of on-demand entertainment including 200 movies from around the world, 100 TV channels, more than 500 audio channels, 100 video games and news, sports and business headlines.

From 31 October, Flight EK201 will be operated by an A380 aircraft departing Dubai (DXB) at 08.30, arriving New York (JFK) at 14.15 the same day. EK202 departs JFK at 23.00, arriving Dubai at 19.45 the following day. The daily A380 service will complement Emirates second daily flight aboard the Boeing 777-300ER.

Emirates flies daily from Malta to Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus.