Dubai’s Emirates to introduce daily A380 service to Istanbul next month

Dubai’s Emirates to introduce daily A380 service to Istanbul next month

Dubai’s Emirates will introduce the first scheduled commercial Airbus A380 service to Istanbul, Turkey from October 1. Emirates will operate the A380 on its daily EK123/124 service. Flight EK123 will depart Dubai at 10.45am and arrive in Istanbul at 2.25pm. The return flight EK124 will depart Istanbul at 4.25pm and arrive in Dubai at 9.50pm. All times are local. Deploying its three-class A380, Emirates will offer a total of 517 seats, with 14 private suites in first class, 76 mini pods with lie-flat seats in business class and 427 seats in economy class, increasing capacity per flight by more than 150 passengers compared to the current Boeing 777-300ER, a statement said. Passengers across all classes can access free Wi-Fi, seatback screens and the ‘ice’ inflight entertainment which currently hosts over 4,500 channels. “We are excited to finally bring our flagship to Istanbul to join many other top cities we currently serve with the A380. Since Emirates started operating to Turkey 34 years ago, we have carried six million customers on more than 23,000 flights,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ chief commercial officer. “Since we moved to our new home at Istanbul Airport on April 6, 2019, Emirates’ A380 entry is another