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(17 August 2022, 11:11 +07) Emirates has confirmed that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth as part of the airline’s ramp up of services to Australia.
The upgauge, effective from 1 December, will increase Emirates’ seating capacity between its hub Dubai and Perth, with close to 500 seats available on each flight.
The daily A380 service will replace the existing daily Boeing 777-300ER operation between Dubai and Perth.
Emirates A380 reg: A6-EDV. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
EK420 from Dubai is scheduled to depart at 02:45, arriving in Perth at 17:20 the same day while flight EK421 is timed to depart from Perth at 22:20, arriving in Dubai at 05:25 the following day.
Since its inaugural flight to Perth back in August 2002, Emirates has flown close to 6 million passengers between the city and its Dubai hub, travelling more than 220 million kilometres on over 24,000 flights.
The airline’s cargo arm, Emirates SkyCargo, has also been an important contributor to the local economy, exporting meat, fruit and vegetables and mining equipment across the airline’s global route network including the Middle East, Europe and beyond.
In addition to its Perth services, Emirates also operates twice daily A380 services from Dubai to Melbourne and Sydney, and a daily service from Dubai to Brisbane.
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