Emirates will run the world’s shortest flight on the biggest commercial plane available from July 1, 2019.
Flying from Dubai to Muscat twice per day, the A380 flight to the Omani capital will have an in-air time of around one hour. The distance between the two cities is 340 kilometres. (217 Miles)
The aircraft will be configured with 429 economy seats on the lower deck. Upstairs, there will be 76 business class flatbed seats and 14 first class private suites, meaning more than 2,000 passengers will be able to fly the route each day.
Passengers flying on Emirates flight EK862 will leave Dubai at 8.25am, landing in Muscat by 9.40am. The return flight will depart Oman at 11.15am and land in the UAE at 12.25pm.
A second daily flight EK864 will depart Dubai at 4.10 pm and land in Muscat by 5.25 pm. The return leg will leave Muscat at 7.05pm, and land in Dubai by 8.15pm.
The twice daily A380 flights will run year round.
Last year, on July 1, Emirates made a one-off landing in Muscat with an A380 to mark 25 years of flying to the Omani capital. That flight also confirmed Muscat International Airport's readiness to handle the world’s largest passenger plane.
The longest A380 flight
Emirates already operates the world’s longest A380 route on its Dubai to Auckland flight path. That flight takes 17 hours, five minutes flying from New Zealand’s North Island to Dubai. The distance is 8,824 miles.
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