A380 to Fly to Taiwan Regularly from Next May; World’s Largest Airliner Can Carry 8,610 Passengers Weekly

▲Emirates Airlines will be the first to operate scheduled flights to Taiwan using the A380. (Photo / Reporter Chen Ruizhong)

By Chen Ruizhong / Comprehensive Report

The world’s largest airliner, the A380, is really coming to Taiwan! Emirates Airlines announced that since launching the Taipei–Dubai route in 2014, passenger demand has continued to rise. Therefore, starting from May 1, 2016, it will officially deploy a brand-new two-class A380 aircraft on the Taipei–Dubai non-stop route, becoming the first airline to operate the A380 on a regular basis.

▲The three-class A380 that made a one-time stopover in Taiwan in July 2014.

The upcoming A380 aircraft will feature 58 fully flat-bed business class seats and 557 spacious economy class seats. Each flight will offer 187 more seats compared to the current two-class B777-300ER, carrying a total of 615 passengers per trip — an increase of 44% in capacity. Emirates' two-class A380 will operate one daily non-stop round-trip flight between Taipei and Dubai, transporting a total of 8,610 passengers per week. Each passenger can check in 30 kg for economy class and 40 kg for business class.

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The Emirates flight EK366, operated with the latest two-class A380 model, will depart Dubai at 4:35 AM local time daily, arriving at Taoyuan International Airport at 4:50 PM Taipei time, with a total flight duration of 8 hours and 15 minutes. Flight EK367 will depart Taiwan at 11:30 PM Taipei time on the same day, arriving at Dubai Airport at 5:05 AM the next day, with a total flight duration of 9 hours and 35 minutes.