Emirates to add A380 service to Frankfurt

Dubai - Commencing on January 1, Emirates flights EK47/48, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, will be upgraded to an A380.

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has announced a second daily A380 service to Frankfurt, adding 1,155 seats a week on the route, with 280 in first class and business class.
Commencing on January 1, Emirates flights EK47/48, currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, will be upgraded to an A380. The first scheduled A380 service between Frankfurt and Dubai was in September 2014; since then, over 280,000 passengers have travelled with Emirates on this route.
"Our daily A380 service to Frankfurt proved to be extremely popular and we're happy that demand has been so strong that we needed to increase capacity on the route... our four gateways in Germany are doing extremely well with three of them boasting a daily or double-daily A380 service," said Hubert Frach, Emirates' divisional senior vice-president for commercial operations West.
The new aircraft will feature 14 private suites in first class, 76 flat-bed seats in business class, and 429 comfortable seats in economy class.
Compiled from staff reports