Emirates raises the US game with A380 on LAX routes

Emirates is to upgrade its Dubai to Los Angeles service with the introduction of the flagship A380 starting on December 2.
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“Demand for our award-winning onboard service has steadily grown and customers have been requesting our industry-leading A380 to L.A. for some time now," said Orhan Abbas, Emirates commercial senior vice-president for the Americas. “As Los Angeles is known for its luxury and the Hollywood lifestyle, bringing our A380 into the market was a natural fit as it allow every Emirates passenger the chance to experience the glamorous life at 35,000 feet before they arrive in L.A.”

The 489-seat aircraft gives 14 private first class suites, 76 lie-flat beds in business class and 399 spacious seats in economy .
This aircraft replaces the Boeing 777-300 ER which has serviced the route previously.
 
Analyst Saj Ahmad said: “As the biggest Airbus A380 operator, it comes as little surprise that Emirates is upgauging from a 777-300ER on one of its busiest routes.
“And with the USA being at the forefront of Emirates' expansion, it was only ever a matter of time before the A3800 was deployed to the highly lucrative city of Los Angeles - indeed, it and at least a dozen other US cities are prime candidates for future A380 services as Emirates outflanks its weak -and near irrelevant- US airline competitors.”
The A380 service will operate daily as EK215 departing Dubai at 0820hrs (local time) and arriving at LAX at 1250hrs (local). The return flight, EK216, departs Los Angeles at 1600hrs (local) and arrives in Dubai at 1950hrs (local) the following day.
The A380 to Los Angeles compliments the double daily A380 flights already in place between Dubai and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport and becomes the 23rd A380 destination on the Emirates global route network.

 

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