‘Super-Jumbo’ for Dubai-Bangkok Route

Emirates Airline launched the first commercial Airbus A380 flights to Bangkok, Thailand, this month. The A380 ’super jumbo’ aircraft will serve the Dubai-Bangkok route on a daily basis. The new Thai route extends the Dubai-based Emirates’ A380 presence in Asia after the launch of its A380 flights to Sydney and Auckland in February this year. With an expected increase in capacity of about 30% provided by the change of aircraft, Emirates seeks equally to strengthen its support for popular transit markets.

With the airliner servicing London Heathrow, UK tourists travelling to and from Thailand will now be able to enjoy a seamless A380 experience between the two destinations. The in-flight product of Emirates’ A380 now includes onboard shower spas in its first class service and even an onboard lounge for first and business class customers to enjoy. With flat-bed massage-equipped private suites in first class, a new generation of intelligent seating and flat-beds in business class, mood-lighting, and an in-flight entertainment system featuring over 1000 channels of on-demand entertainment, the Emirates’ A380 is one of the finest premium commercial products currently trotting the sky.

In a three-class configuration, the aircraft has 14 first, 76 business, and 399 economy class seats spread over two levels with the upper deck dedicated to first and business class passengers only. Acclaiming the arrival of Emirates’ A380 Airbus as a positive development for Thailand’s tourism industry, the Thai deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport takes delight at the carrier’s choice of Bangkok as the first country to serve as its Far East gateway for the revolutionary A380 product. As a consequence, the ministry is currently marketing and enhancing its trade campaigns focused on promoting Thailand as an ideal holiday destination in the Middle-East. The daily services to Bangkok on EK 372 is scheduled to depart Dubai at 09:40, arriving in Bangkok at 19:00, turning around as EK 373, and departing Bangkok at 21:25, arriving in Dubai at 00:30 the next day.

Source: ASIA Travel Tips.com at www.asiatraveltips.com