Emirates announced an upgrade of service from Dubai to Los Angeles (L.A.) with the introduction of the A380 starting on December 2nd, 2013; bringing Emirates A380 service to its first U.S. West Coast destination and facilitating connections to the western U.S.
The 489-seat Emirates A380 offers 14 Private First Class Suites, 76 lie-flat beds in Business Class and 399 spacious seats in Economy Class.
The announcement of the A380 on the airline’s longest route in terms of distance comes on the heels of the announcement of early June on A380 service added to Zurich, Switzerland. The A380 to Los Angeles compliments the double daily A380 flights already in place between Dubai and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport and becomes the 23rd A380 destination on the Emirates global route network. Emirates, the largest A380 operator in the world, has 34 A380s in service and an additional 56 A380s on order; receiving one A380 delivery per month, on average.
Source: Emirates