Moscow, your Emirates A380 awaits you

Dubai - Move to set new quality standard in market

Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of the two daily flights serving its Dubai-Moscow route to an A380-800, starting on December 1.
The increased level of passenger support and demand has led to Emirates' decision to bring its iconic A380 to the Russian capital, setting a new quality level in the market.
The three-class A380-800 - flight EK131/132 - will offer 14 private suites in first class and 76 fully flat-bed mini-pods in business class on the upper deck. It will also provide onboard shower spas for first class passengers and the iconic Emirates Onboard Lounge, both products being unique to the Russian market. An additional 426 seats in economy gives a total of 516 seats on the aircraft, increasing the number of seats on the route by 23 per cent.
Operating a higher capacity aircraft helps serve the growing demand from both leisure and business travellers. Outbound from Moscow, Dubai, with its family-friendly attractions and soon-to-open new theme parks is always popular with Russian travellers, as are the Indian Ocean islands, Thailand and Bali.
Upcoming and recently-launched Emirates routes like Cebu, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou and Yangon, as well as Hanoi and the third daily flight to Cape Town, are also expected to prove popular. Inbound, the A380 supports both tourism and trade in the market, bringing in travellers from Far East, Africa and the Middle East to Russia and facilitating export through Emirates SkyCargo to countries worldwide on the Emirates network.
Moscow joins more than 40 Emirates A380 destination cities, offering Russian travellers the airline's best-in-class onboard product and renowned service. Passengers in all cabins can enjoy Emirates' award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen, which offers more than 2,500 channels of films, TV programmes, music and podcasts. Passengers travelling on the A380 can stay easily connected to family, friends and colleagues with free onboard Wi-Fi.
- business@khaleejtimes.com