From December 1, Emirates is upgrading one of its nine daily flights between Dubai and Doha to an Airbus A380. The increase in capacity between Dubai and Doha will help to strengthen trade between the UAE and Qatar, the airline said. The UAE is Qatar’s fifth-largest trading partner with bilateral trade volumes reaching more than US$7 billion in 2015. This is expected to grow as more investment opportunities open up in the next few years, as Dubai sets to host Expo 2020, in addition to Doha hosting the Fifa World Cup in 2022.
Emirates currently has 85 A380s in service and 57 pending delivery, more than any other airline globally.
The carrier recently boosted its services to Doha with two additional flights, taking its total to nine daily services and making the Qatari capital the most served destination in the airline’s network.
Demand has been steadily increasing between Dubai and Doha, with more than 700,000 passengers carried since January of this year alone. Once launched, Doha will be Emirates’ 45th destination for the flagship super jumbo. Doha will also become the world’s shortest scheduled A380 flight, flying a distance of 379 kilometres each way.
Also on Sunday 30 Oct, Emirates resumed services between Dubai and Conakry in the Republic of Guinea.
In addition to carrying passengers, Emirates also reintroduced its cargo services by offering 20 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight for key exports such as seafood, fruit, vegetables and more.
