Emirates A380 lands in Washington, D.C.

Dubai - Timings for the daily inbound/outbound flights on the Dubai-Washington, D.C. route will remain unchanged.

 Emirates has upgraded its Dubai (DXB) - Washington D.C. (IAD) service with the introduction of its flagship Airbus A380 on the route.
The Emirates A380 aircraft left Dubai at 2:20am local time and arrived at 8:15am EST at Washington Dulles International Airport. Replacing the existing Boeing 777-300ER used on this route, the A380 will serve the strong customer demand and bring the total number of global destinations served by the Emirates A380 to 37.
The aircraft upgauge will also offer consumers traveling on the Washington, D.C. route the unique experience of Emirates' flagship A380 aircraft, and a seamless Emirates A380 experience to many connecting destinations on the airline's global network. Timings for the daily inbound/outbound flights on the Dubai-Washington, D.C. route will remain unchanged.
Emirates has carried more than 11 million passengers on US flights since launching services to New York in 2004. The airline currently serves 10 US gateways - Orlando (MCO), Chicago (ORD), Boston (BOS), San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle (SEA), Dallas (DFW), Houston (IAH), Washington (IAD) and New York (JFK), as well as operating a trans-Atlantic route between JFK and Milan and a freighter service to Atlanta.
Emirates SkyCargo transports up to 650 tonnes of US exports each week - including auto parts from New York, apples and cherries from Seattle, and oil and gas equipment from Houston - stimulating trade and opening new markets for American businesses across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
All passengers on Emirates flights enjoy over 2,200 free channels of films, TV shows, music, games and podcasts through ice Digital Widescreen.
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