Dubai based airline, Emirates celebrated the launch of its scheduled A380 services to Zurich, bringing the number of destinations its serves with its popular A380 to 25. In the words of Thierry Aucoc, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Europe and Russian Federation, since its commencement of flights to Zurich from Dubai in August 1992, Emirates has carried 3.4 million passengers travelling between two cities. Deployment of A380 allows the airline to bring 163 more passengers everyday into Zurich.
During just over five years of A380 operations, Emirates has carried a staggering 21.8 million passengers to various global destinations. The airline’s decision to operate its flagship aircraft on one of its two daily flights to Zurich represents another milestone for Zurich Airport and it demonstrates the strong demand from travellers for Emirates product.
The new A380 service to Zurich provides travellers wishing to visit destinations such as Mauritius, Bangkok, Shanghai and Sydney. The aircraft offers 14 seats in First Class, 76 seats in Business Class and 427 seats in Economy class. The airline also operates a second daily flight to Zurich using a Boeing 777-300 ER bringing the number of seats on the route to 870 per day.
During just over five years of A380 operations, Emirates has carried a staggering 21.8 million passengers to various global destinations. The airline’s decision to operate its flagship aircraft on one of its two daily flights to Zurich represents another milestone for Zurich Airport and it demonstrates the strong demand from travellers for Emirates product.
The new A380 service to Zurich provides travellers wishing to visit destinations such as Mauritius, Bangkok, Shanghai and Sydney. The aircraft offers 14 seats in First Class, 76 seats in Business Class and 427 seats in Economy class. The airline also operates a second daily flight to Zurich using a Boeing 777-300 ER bringing the number of seats on the route to 870 per day.
