Emirates has announced that it will deploy its iconic A380 aircraft to Guangzhou from August 8, also signalling the restart of its other routes utilizing the world's largest passenger airliner.

In a statement, Emirates said its A380 operations to Amsterdam and Cairo will restart this week, and the airline will introduce a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow, serving market demand and offering customers more travel options.

"Emirates has so far resumed A380 services to 5 cities and it will gradually expand the deployment of this popular aircraft in line with demand and operational approvals," the airline said in a statement. 

Passengers can currently fly the Emirates A380 daily to Amsterdam, four times a week to Cairo, twice daily to London Heathrow, once daily to Paris, and once weekly to Guangzhou (from 8 August).

Over the past week, Emirates has also resumed flights from Dubai to Addis Ababa, Clark, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Prague, São Paulo, Stockholm and Seychelles. 

The airline is gradually expanding its passenger services to 68 cities in August, returning to 50% of its pre-pandemic destination network.