How can it be a 'leak' if it's already bookable as such?
That article appears to have been written by a sixth former (or perhaps I do a dis-service to the average sixth former).
A popular 'destination' is surely one that people choose to go to. Dubai just happens to be where lots of people change planes to go somewhere else (more popular). Palma and Tenerife are popular destinations.
I see 'Dalalaman' is pretty popular too where ever or whatever that is.
On a more serious note - two daily A380s from Emirates puts MAN in to a fairly elite category on this score surely. How many airports worldwide do Emirates fly more than one daily A380?
What will happen to the loss of freight carrying capacity through this switch from 777 to 380? - it is a passenger upgrade but a cargo downgrade.