From 1 December, Emirates will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth as part of the airline’s ramp-up of services to Australia.
The airline will increase its seating capacity between its hub in Dubai and Perth, with close to 500 seats available on each flight.
EK420 from Dubai will depart at 02:45, arriving in Perth at 17:20 the same day while the EK421 flight will depart from Perth at 22:20, arriving in Dubai at 05:25 the following day.
The daily A380 service will replace the existing daily Boeing 777- 300ER operation between Dubai and Perth.
The upgauge comes as Emirates celebrates 20 years of flying to Perth.
Since its inaugural flight in August 2002, the airline said it has flown close to 6 million passengers between Perth and Dubai and travelled more than 220 million kilometres on over 24,000 flights.
Initially starting as a four times weekly service, the airline expanded its Perth operations due to strong demand for travel.
This grew to a daily operation in May 2003 and was followed by the opening of Emirates’ first Perth lounge in February 2006.
Due to high demand, Emirates introduced its signature First Class Suites in March 2008 which was extended across multiple services.
The airline touched down with its flagship A380 for the first time in May 2015, highlighting its ongoing commitment to the market.
Emirates also confirmed a strong increase in passenger bookings following the launch of its Premium Economy on one of its daily Sydney services on 1 August.
For more information, visit Emirates.com.
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