Dubai’s Emirates to introduce A380 service to Bengaluru

Dubai carrier Emirates will introduce its A380 service to Bengaluru from October 30.

The new operation makes the airline the first to operate scheduled passenger services using the A380 aircraft at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport.

Bengaluru will be the second city in India to be served by the Emirates A380 aircraft, after Mumbai.

The daily A380 flights will operate as EK568/569 with an aircraft in a three-class configuration, complementing its existing services. Flights EK564/565 will operate using a mix of Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft while EK566/567 will offer seats in first class, business class and economy class aboard a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Tickets can be purchased on the carrier’s website, its sales offices, via travel agents or through online travel agents, a statement said

From October 30, Emirates’ three daily flights to/from Bengaluru will operate as follows:

Dates	Flight	Departure	Arrival	Aircraft type
From October 30	EK564 (DXB/BLR)	3.40am	8.50am	Boeing 777
	EK565 (BLR/DXB)	10.25am	1pm
From October 30	EK566 (DXB/BLR)	1.35pm	6.35pm	Boeing 777
	EK567 (BLR/DXB)	8.20pm	11pm
From October 30	EK568 (DXB/BLR)	9.25pm	2.30am (next day)	A380
From October 31	EK569 (BLR/DXB)	4.30pm	7.10am

Emirates has been deploying its A380 aircraft to an expanded list of destinations, currently standing at over 30 airports across six continents for August. The carrier started operations to India in 1985 with its scheduled services to Mumbai and Delhi and has been serving customers in Bengaluru since 2006. Emirates provides access to nine points in India.

The carrier also said that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth from December 1.

Read: Emirates to restart A380 daily service to Perth from December 1