Dubai
Emirates launched the world’s shortest scheduled A380 service on Thursday, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of one hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and one hour 10 minutes on the return journey.
Travelling on the flight from Dubai was Adil Al Ghaith, Emirates’ Senior Vice-President for Commercial Operations, Gulf Middle East and Iran, and prominent members of the UAE business community.
Outbound flight EK 841 departs Dubai at 7.45am, arriving in Doha at 8.05am. The return flight, EK 842, departs Doha at 9.50am, arriving in Dubai at 12.00pm.
The timing of the A380 service means customers from Doha flying to popular destinations like New York, London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Manchester, Dusseldorf, Milan, Paris, Rome and Amsterdam, can now enjoy a seamless A380 experience and also have a wider choice of “all A380” flight itineraries for their journeys.
Emirates has steadily grown its presence in Doha and now operates with nine daily flights, making it the most served destination in the airline’s network. Demand between Dubai and Doha is strong, and in the last five years Emirates has carried over 3.7 million passengers between the two cities. The Emirates A380 serving Doha operates in a three-class configuration, with 429 seats in Economy Class on the main deck, 76 flat-bed seats in Business Class and 14 First Class Private Suites on the upper deck.
