It seems some Airbus A380s are heading back towards one of their home cities, with Emirates adding A380 operated services to Hamburg in Germany
Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
For Emirates, it’s major step forward as all its German destinations will now be served by Airbus A380 aircraft (with departures from Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf too)
The plans call for one of the daily services to be converted from the current Boeing 777-300ER operation to A380 operations.
The A380 will be deployed initally on EK059/EK060 to launch the type on the route on the 29th October, then switching to flight pair EK061/062 which operate the afternoon service/evening departure. The timetable looks like this:
EK061 DEPART DXB 15:00 ARRIVE HAM 19:05
EK062 DEPATT HAM 21:00 ARRIVE DXB 06:20+1
Operates from 30th October
EK059/EK060 remain as a Boeing 777-300ER
Data: Emirates
The airline will use a three-class configuration A380, made up of
- 14 First Class Suites
- 76 Business Class Seats
- 462 Economy Class Seats
Adding the A380 on this route will offer 6090 seats a week between Hamburg and Dubai.
Volker Greiner, Emirates Vice President North and Central Europe on the launch state:
“We are excited to finally bring our Airbus flagship ‘home’ and see Hamburg join the other 48 destinations we currently serve with the A380. The Emirates A380 is an iconic aircraft that continues to excite our customers and set the benchmark for travel comfort in commercial flying. We look forward to offering the award-winning Emirates A380 experience to our customers flying from Hamburg. The switch to the A380 offers a total of 1,120 additional seats per week in each direction, meeting a growing demand from travellers on the route and demonstrating our commitment to Hamburg. Enabling an increase in passenger numbers will also result in additional tourism revenues for Hamburg and its wider region, which in turn will mean boosting the local economy and job creation”
Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO of Hamburg Airport is happy to recivice the A380 at Hamburg airport, stating:
“Emirates has been a fixed component of our operations and a reliable partner for twelve years now. Demand has been high on the direct route to the hub in Dubai, now served with two daily flights, from the very beginning. The fact that Emirates is now also deploying the A380 for scheduled operations at Hamburg Airport is a logical consequence of the consistently high load factor on the Dubai flight. For passengers, this means even more comfort and an even better product offering. The decision is a clear commitment to Hamburg. With the increased seating capacity, Emirates is underlining the attractiveness of the route and of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region as well as the importance of our airport in the airline’s international route network,” commented .
Capacity boosts are always welcome, with Emirates shifting people away from Lufthansa Frankfurt and Mucinch’s hubs, and getting them to connect in Dubai rather than in Germany. And for the heavy load factors, the A380 works well for the airline.
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