Dubai-based carrier, Emirates will begin flying its A380 aircraft to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia everyday from June 1st, following the super jumbo’s successful foray into the market in the month of February.
Ahmed Khoory, Emirates Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Gulf, Middle East and Iran said: “The popularity of the A380 into Jeddah has exceeded our initial expectations. Passenger loads across all three classes are performing extremely well and this is testament to the excellent quality product that we continue to offer our customers.”
The A380 is the only three class configuration aircraft to fly into Saudi Arabia, bringing Emirates Business Class to the country for the first time. The addition of Business Class seats on services to Jeddah has been highly anticipated by the market.
Emirates currently operate 7 weekly scheduled flights to Jeddah and a total of 21 scheduled weekly flights to Saudi Arabia. The carrier will soon introduce a limited service to Al- Medinah al- Munawarrah, from 2nd July to 24th September following persistent demand from passengers during this travel season.
