Dubai, Paris- UAE carrier Emirates said Tuesday it had suspended for a few days its flights using the A380 superjumbo manufactured by Airbus after "minor" electrical faults were discovered in the aircraft.

Once the problem was cleared up, the company planned to operate two instead of three flights a week on the Dubai-New York route, a spokesman said from Emirates' headquarters in Dubai.

Some of the passengers booked on the A380 flights would be carried on Boeing 777 aircraft, the spokesman said.

Paris newspaper Le Figaro reported in its Tuesday edition that the company's second A380 would start operating in October, weeks later than planned.

The electrical problems came to light last week. Emirates said it hoped to have its first A380 back in operation by Friday.

Airbus has sent 30 employees to Dubai and New York to look into the problem.

Emirates is Airbus' largest customer for the A380, having ordered 58 of the superjumbo jets, which have been plagued by delays and which are two years behind schedule in production.

Singapore Airlines is already using the A380, but with a different interior lay-out from Emirates. (dpa)