A380 Emirates,regn A6-EDL,,call sign EMIRATES ONE SEVEN , iinaugural flight into Manchester.flight EK017 from T3 at DXB-OMDB/MAN-EGCC…to T1 stand 12. ,what a trip. thanks to all the people who came out to see us come in. For your info this A380 is the latest newest addition to the Emirates fleet. msn 0046,an a380-861,delivered on 13 august. Another A380 will be delivered to Emirates in september. Scheduled departure at 0755, push back at 0809,,take off at 0827.Mediterranean route to Uk,reached English coast at Mablethorpe,, Louth/Market Rasen, Doncaster,to Manchester. landed at 1226hrs, Runway 23 right, T1,at stand 12 at 1238 hrs. Captain was Gyles Stokes and the,first officer was co pilot Khaled Al Obaidly. Passengers Economy 429,business 76, first class 14,. Cabin crew 24, and 2 pilots, senior flight attendant was Andrew Tanti. Flew at 38000 feet,speed of 577mph. Total flying time of 6 hours, 59 mins. . Melvyn Wildman from Doncaster in seat 77K,won the Inflight Trivia Challenge Tournament. Artemis Shamari from Manchester in seat 46A,was treated to a guided tour of First and Business class,after the passengers had all disembarked. Both men were presented with a Limited Edition Emirates mug,inscribed “A380 INAUGURAL MANCHESTER CREW 1 SEP 2010.” Total distance travelled was 3708 miles. note. I carried onboard First Day covers of the inaugural flight,all duly stamped,franked-and best of all,signed by both pilots.none available for sale-all gone to worthwhile causes. .2 …

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