EVEN before the conclusion of its ad hoc Airbus A380 service on the Dubai-Singapore route from September 8-21 (TTG Asia e-Daily, August 30, 2012), Emirates has decided to permanently deploy an A380 to Singapore from December 1, becoming the first carrier to offer scheduled A380 flights on the route.
“Emirates is currently operating a two-week ad hoc Airbus A380 service between Dubai and Singapore which has received extremely positive response from our passengers,” said Salem Obaidalla, senior vice president, commercial operations Far East & Australasia, Emirates.
“In light of this, we have decided to bring our flagship aircraft to Singapore on a permanent basis.”
The 517-seat A380 aircraft will be deployed for flights EK354 and EK355, replacing the 354-seat Boeing 777-300ER – a 46 per cent hike in capacity. Emirates’ total capacity across four daily services from Dubai to Singapore will increase to 1,659 seats daily.
Additional A380 destinations that are scheduled to launch this year include Melbourne (from October 1) and Moscow (from December 1).
