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Emirates brings first scheduled A380 service to Vienna

16 Mar 2016 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

The world’s largest passenger aircraft comes to Austria on July 1, 2016, as Emirates announces that it will operate one of its two scheduled daily flights into Vienna International Airport with its iconic A380 aircraft. 


The airline, which has carried almost three million passengers on the Dubai-Vienna route since it was launched on May 1, 2004, will fly its three-class A380 with 519 seats – 14 in First Class, 76 in Business Class and 429 in Economy – on one of its daily services to Vienna (EK127/EK128) and retain its second daily Boeing 777-300ER service (EK125/EK126) with a seating capacity of 360. 
“Over the years, we have gradually seen an increase in demand for our services in Austria thanks to the strong response and support from our customers.  We are very pleased now, as a further step, to bring our flagship A380 to Austria, offering an unrivalled travel experience for passengers in all classes,” said Thierry Antinori, Emirates‘ Executive Vice President and Chief Commerical Officer.

“Austria, as a leader in the hospitality industry and Vienna as a world class city, are sure to benefit from a boost to tourism and job creation as well as experiencing a positive impact on the economy as they welcome more visitors from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. We would like to thank Vienna Airport and the City of Vienna for their strong support which has enabled us to bring the A380 to this beautiful city,“ he continued.