Emirates adds more A380 routes in 2016
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Emirates announced its intent to add more A380 to new destinations across its network in 2016.
Some of the destinations include Birmingham, Prague and Taipei. The Emirates’ daily Birmingham flight – EK39/40 – will be up-gauged to an A380 beginning 27 March 2016. The services to Prague and Taiwan will start from 1 May 2016. Additionally, Barcelona will be served with a second daily Emirates A380 service from 1 June 2016.
“The introduction and increase of Emirates’A380 services to these strategic destinations means more travellers will have an opportunity to fly this aircraft,” said Thierry Antinori, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Emirates.
Emirates’ inaugural A380 flight to Birmingham, EK39 will depart Dubai at 07:35hrs and arrive at 12:20hrs and will be operated in a two-class configuration. EK40 will depart Birmingham at 14:20hrs and arrive in Dubai at 00:35hrs the next day.
The daily Emirates Dubai-Prague route, operating as EK139, will depart Dubai at 09:05hrs and arrive in Prague at 13:30hrs. The return leg, operating as EK140, will depart Prague at 15:40hrs and arrive in Dubai at 23:35hrs. The A380 route will be operated in a three-class configuration, representing a 44% increase in capacity.
In Taiwan, Emirates will up-gauge its service to a two-class A380 service, representing a 44% increase in capacity. Emirates flight EK366 will depart Dubai at 04:35hrs and arrive in Taipei at 16:50hrs the same day. The return flight EK367 will leave Taipei at 23:30hrs, arriving in Dubai at 05:05hrs the next day.
Barcelona will be served twice daily with an Emirates A380 service, in a three-class configuration. The second A380 service flight EK187 will depart Dubai at 15:45hrs and arrives in Barcelona at 20:55, while the return leg, EK188 departs Barcelona at 22:40hrs and arrives in Dubai at 07:25hrs the next day.
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