Emirates launches world's shortest A380 flight between Dubai and Muscat

The flight time between Dubai and Muscat is 40 minutes.

UAE-based Emirates airline on Monday launched the world's shortest A380 flight between Dubai and Muscat.

"The average flight time (40 minutes) between Dubai and Muscat is only five minutes more than the time taken to clean an @Airbus A380 by a team of 42 people," the airline said in a series of tweets on Monday.

"The wiring on an @Airbus A380 (500 km) is longer than the distance between Dubai and Muscat (340 km)," it added. 
Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Centre, said: "The introduction of the A380 services to Muscat means more of our customers will have the opportunity to experience our industry-leading products onboard, and will also enhance choice and travel preferences as they plan their journeys. Oman is an important destination for Emirates, and we will continue to look at ways to grow our operations in the market to best serve our customers. We thank Muscat International Airport and the government authorities for their support in making the A380 double daily operations happen."
Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, CEO, Oman Airports said: "From its side, Muscat International Airport has demonstrated its readiness for this extraordinary event, and the arrival of these scheduled flights for this giant aircraft is a gain to prove the large airport capacity to accommodate an aircraft of this size."

The wiring on an @Airbus A380 (500km) is longer than the distance between Dubai and Muscat (340km). #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/d6kTfDlGKw
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019

The average flight time (40 minutes) between Dubai and Muscat is only 5 minutes more than the time taken to clean an @Airbus A380 by a team of 42 people. #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/evb4GSzHIO
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019

Over 25,000 items of catering are loaded on our @Airbus A380 flying from Dubai to Muscat. #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/SlomljBbRu
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019

You have to fly 3,000 times between Dubai and Muscat on our A380 to watch the complete ice film catalogue. #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/Fhxz8hT9V6
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019

Emirates has flown over 4.7 million customers between Dubai and Muscat since 1993. That's the capacity of nearly 9,000 Emirates @Airbus A380s. #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/a503FmuLHJ
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019

Over 128 million customers have flown on our @Airbus A380 since 2008. That's 9 times more than the populations of Oman and UAE combined. #ShortestA380Flight #FlyEmiratesFlyBetter pic.twitter.com/OI9DXy0cnB
- Emirates Airline (@emirates) July 1, 2019