DHAKA: Emirates has announced that it will deploy its highly-popular A380 to even more destinations across its network in 2016 - reinforcing its commitment to provide an enhanced onboard experience for its passengers.

Birmingham, Prague, and Taipei have been added to the growing list of Emirates A380 destinations, making it the first and only airline to operate a scheduled A380 service from each of these destinations.

Emirates’ daily Birmingham flight, EK39/40, will be up-gauged to an A380 beginning March 27, 2016. Emirates A380 services to Prague and Taiwan will start from May 1, 2016. Additionally, Barcelona will be served with a second daily Emirates A380 service from June 1, 2016.

Since Emirates launched is first A380 flight in 2008, the aircraft has flown over 42 million passengers, covering more than 630 million kilometers.

On a three-class configured Emirates A380, there are up to 429 seats in Economy Class, 76 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 14 Private Suites in First Class where passengers also have access to the world’s only onboard Shower Spas.

First Class and Business Class passengers can also socialize at 40,000 feet at the Onboard Lounge.

Emirates’ two-class configured A380 features 58 flat-bed seats and the Onboard Lounge in Business Class, and 557 spacious seats in Economy Class.

There are currently 36 A380 destinations on the Emirates network, setting the industry benchmark for both A380 connectivity and customer experience.

BDST: 1213 HRS, DEC 22, 2015
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