After more than four years, the A380 will once more be welcomed in Riyadh. The reason for this is that in April, Emirates will send a double-decker quadjet to the city.
After Amman and Jeddah, it will be the third Middle Eastern destination to see the carrier's superjumbo aircraft when it resumes.
Emirates to Riyadh with A380s
The Middle Eastern behemoth utilised the double-decker to Riyadh between April 29, 2019, and March 22, 2020, following two one-time services in 2011 and 2018. On April 1st (no joke), the airport will be happy to see it back.
The following is the service schedule, all times local:
Dubai to Riyadh: EK817, 16:55-18:00 (2h 5m)
Riyadh to Dubai: EK818, 20:00-23:15 (2h 15m)
About 40% extra seats are added.
Take note of Dubai's arrival at 23:15. As seen in the accompanying image, this will be especially helpful for travellers connecting to Emirates' largest departures bank with destinations in Asia.
Take note of Dubai's arrival at 23:15. As seen in the accompanying image, this will be especially helpful for passengers connecting to Emirates' largest departures bank with destinations in Asia.
The quickest A380 route for Emirates
According to OAG data, the carrier's quadjet service will have an average range of 3,838 miles (6,177 kilometres). This is by far the shortest A380 route, Dubai-Riyadh:
- Dubai-Riyadh: 543 miles (874 km)
- Bangkok-Hong Kong: 1,049 miles (1,688 km); fifth freedom
- Dubai-Jeddah: 1,057 miles (1,701 km)
- Dubai-Mumbai: 1,198 miles (1,928 km)
- Dubai-Amman: 1,258 (2,024 km)
- Sydney-Christchurch: 1,323 miles (2,129 km); fifth freedom
- Dubai-Cairo: 1,503 miles (2,419 km)
- Dubai-Bengaluru: 1,675 miles (2,695 km)
- Dubai-Istanbul Airport: 1,883 miles (3,030 km)
- Dubai-Moscow Domodedovo: 2,261 miles (3,639 km)
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