Emirates One Day World Sale - Thursday Only

We don't see huge discounts from Emirates too often, so this is definitely a deal worth looking into: For one day only - Thursday June 4, 2009, receive $100 off any destination Emirates Airlines flies from the United States, including flights from San Francisco. Best of all, there is no time restriction as to when you must fly by! Discount will automatically apply to all fares purchased at emirates.com/usa. 

Emirates Reduction In Flight Schedule at SFO

Due to the Boeing machinist strike, Emirates Airlines, which has already delayed the San Francisco to Dubai launch, will limit frequency to 3 days a week between the two cities, rather than the previously scheduled daily service. According to airline route updates blog, the route will be operated by a 777-200LR.

Emirates Postpones San Francisco Launch

According to airline routes news, Emirates Airlines has again postponed their San Francisco launch. Although no reason is cited, Emirates previously stated delays were related to taking delivery of a new Boeing 777-LR, set to operate the San Francisco to Dubai route.

Emirates now expects to begin operating flights from

San Francisco on December 15, 2008.

Hot Worldwide Airfares Available Now

Yes, airfares have gone up - even skyrocketed in some markets, but HOT deals can still be found. We scoured the web this morning and found some amazing Fall airfares. All airfares noted below are confirmed inFLIGHTout deals as of 8:45 AM, and are subject to change or sellout at any time.

Fare noted is round-trip, includes all taxes, fees, surcharges.

• San Francisco to Manila, Philippines - $825 (Asiana)
• San Francisco to Milan, Italy - $699 (Air One & United)
• San Francisco to Dubai, UAE. - $1227 (United & Air France)
• San Francisco to Berlin, Germany - $702 (Continental)
• San Francisco to Seattle, WA. - $166 (Virgin America & Alaska)
• San Francisco to Jacksonville, FL. - $201 (Northwest)
• San Jose to Long Beach, CA. - $100 (JetBlue)

To book, visit your favorite online travel agency, preferably one that offers a "flexible dates" option. Consider clicking any of the inFLIGHTout travel partners midway down the left column on this page.

Emirates To Operate Superjumbo A380 On San Francisco Route

Emirates airlines announced Thursday the intention to operate a superjumbo Airbus 380 aircraft on its upcoming San Francisco to Dubai route. The double-decker Airbus 380 is the largest aircraft in the world.

The airline, which announced the debut of the San Francisco to Dubai route beginning November 20th, will initially operate using a Boeing 777 aircraft. Emirates Senior Vice President of commercial operations for the America's said, "We hope to build up the route for the A380. I would be disappointed if we could not operate the aircraft in two or three years in San Francisco."

On August 4th, Emirates will show off the first fully outfitted Airbus 380 at San Francisco International Airport. The plane has 14 first-class suites, 76 business class seats and 399 seats in economy.

(Above: An Emirates Airbus 380 aircraft at the 2005 Dubai Airshow. Nasser Younes/Agence France-Presse --Getty Images)

Emirates Postpones San Francisco Launch By 3 weeks

As we mentioned in April, Emirates Airlines rolled out plans to begin flying between San Francisco and Dubai this October. According to the airline routes news blog, the airline now says it must postpone the launch by about three weeks as they await the delivery of new Boeing 777 aircraft, delayed because of galley installation issues. Emirates hopes to be flying the route by November 20th.

Emirates First To Launch Airbus 380 Flights To United States

Emirates Airlines announced it will launch its first Airbus 380 commercial service on the

Dubai - New York route beginning August 1st, making it the first airline to bring passenger service utilizing the Superjumbo into the United States.

Considered one of the leading airlines in the world in terms of service, Emirates has said the Airbus 380 will offer a "high quality experience previously associated with private jets" (HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airlines).

Separately, Emirates previously announced it would begin flying Dubai to San Francisco October 26th utilizing a new Boeing 777-ER aircraft.

Emirates to Begin San Francisco to Dubai Flights

Following news of only four weeks ago that it would start services to Los Angeles, Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing international airlines announced plans to launch an additional service to the West Coast. The award-winning airline will fly non-stop from San Francisco to Dubai starting October 26th, 2008, taking its total number of U.S. destinations to four.

Emirates has received multiple recognitions over the years, including being named top airline in the world, for their 5-star quality and service.

The airline is not part of any alliance, but has mileage arrangements with both United and Continental Airlines.

The daily flight to Dubai Emirates departs San Francisco at 4:45pm daily and arrives at 7:25pm the following day. As of November 2nd, the flight will depart an hour earlier, at 3:45pm. The route will be operated by a new Boeing 777-LR ("long range") aircraft.