Emirates to restart A380 daily service to Perth from December 1

Emirates to restart A380 daily service to Perth from December 1

Emirates has announced it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth on December 1, as part of the airline’s ramp up of services to Australia from December 1. The upgauge will increase the airline’s seating capacity between its hub Dubai and Perth, with close to 500 seats available on each flight. EK420 from Dubai will depart at 2:45am, arriving in Perth at 5:20pm the same day while EK421 flight will depart from Perth at 10:20pm, arriving in Dubai at 5:25pm the following day. The daily A380 service will replace the existing daily Boeing 777- 300ER operation between Dubai and Perth. Emirates has flown close to six million passengers between Perth and Dubai since the service launched in August 2002, travelling 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. A daily operation was introduced in May 2003 followed by the opening of Emirates’ first Perth lounge in February 2006. In recognition of the demand for its premium offering, Emirates introduced its signature First Class Suites in March 2008 which was extended across multiple services. The airline touched down with its