Bangkok (Thailand) – August 17, 2015 (travelindex.com) – Emirates, the airline that connects people, places and economies worldwide, today announced the fourth daily A380 service between Dubai and Bangkok. The flights will commence on December 1 with increased capacity. The new two-class service, operated with the A380, will run daily as flight EK376 from Dubai to Bangkok and EK377 from Bangkok to Dubai. The change from the previously used Boeing 777-300ER will increase capacity by 255 seats per flight, to 3,570 seats per week to and from the Thai capital.

Barry Brown, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations East at Emirates, said: “Thailand is an important market for Emirates, and the A380 has been very popular with travelers since the introduction of the double-decker service to Thailand in 2009. The introduction of this two-class passenger service with the A380 offers even more travelers the opportunity to experience this revolutionary aircraft for themselves.”

The Dubai-Bangkok route is a popular choice for business and leisure travelers, and this additional A380 service will significantly help to meet growing passenger demand while also generating substantial economic benefits through travel links and seats in the destination country.

Emirates' two-class A380 seats 615 passengers in Business and Economy Class, including 58 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 557 seats in Economy Class. Emirates is the world's largest operator of the spacious A380, with 64 aircraft in its fleet and 76 on order. Setting the industry standard for innovation and onboard comfort, the Emirates A380 serves 34 international destinations, including 11 in the Far East: Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Perth, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, and Sydney.

Flight EK376 departs Dubai at 3:30 AM and arrives at Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 12:35 PM the same day. This flight offers seamless connections to European and African destinations and is particularly popular with travelers from Northern Europe, especially the UK and Scandinavia, visiting the Thai capital. The return flight, EK377, a popular connection for travelers from the Gulf States, departs Bangkok at 4:00 PM and arrives in Dubai at 7:55 PM the same day. The flight time is 6 hours and 55 minutes.

About Emirates Thailand: Emirates (www.emirates.com/th), one of the world's fastest-growing international airlines, connects Bangkok with its hub in Dubai on 42 weekly flights. From June 17, 2014, Emirates will operate three daily A380 flights from Bangkok to Dubai. The airline serves 148 destinations in 83 countries and achieved a net profit of US$1.5 billion in the 2014/15 financial year. Emirates operates 232 wide-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, including the world's largest A380 fleet, and has 283 more on order. Emirates' partnership with Thailand began in 1990 with the launch of flights to Bangkok and has since fostered trade between the country and destinations across its network. As of March 2013, Emirates has a weekly cargo capacity of 750 tonnes per route in the cargo holds of its passenger aircraft serving Thailand. The airline has been operating its flagship Airbus A380 on the Bangkok-Dubai and Bangkok-Hong Kong routes since 2009 and reaffirmed its commitment to Thailand by launching a daily direct flight to Phuket in December 2012. Emirates is also the official airline of the Thailand Open golf tournament.

For information and ticket reservations, please visit www.emirates.com/th or contact the reservations office at 02-664 1040.

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