Emirates Airline launched its second daily A380 service from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Friday touching down just shortly after 8:00pm local time on 1st July. With this expanded schedule, Emirates is now able to serve nearly 1,000 passengers travelling to Los Angeles each day. Also on the same day Vienna joined the family of A380 scheduled destinations served by an Emirates A380. 

The Emirates A380 aircraft was decked out in specially-designed Dodgers branding to celebrate its expanded service to Los Angeles, as well as the airline's sponsorship of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This sponsorship in conjunction with the second daily flight to Los Angeles, emphasises Emirates' commitment to sports, culture and the Southern California region. 

The new flight EK217, operated by an Airbus A380-800 aircraft, is configured for 3 cabin classes with 14 private suites in First class, 76 seats in Business class and 401 seats in Economy class. 

"We're thrilled to continue growing our footprint in Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, and to be able to provide more flight choices to more customers daily as well as doubling the economic benefits Emirates' flights provide to Southern California," said Rob Gurney Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations, The Americas. "We strive to give our customers the best possible travel experience every step of the way through our award-winning service and industry-leading products." 

Also on 1st July, Vienna joined the family of A380 scheduled destinations served by an Emirates A380. Emirates is the first and only airline to operate an A380 into the Austrian capital. The first ever scheduled A380 flight from Dubai to Vienna landed at 12:55 local time on Friday 1st July and was greeted by traditional water cannon salutes. Vienna is the 41st A380 destination within the Emirates global network.

Emirates currently offers double daily flights from Vienna to the international hub in Dubai. Now, the rotation EK127/EK128 is deployed by an Airbus A380 in a three-class configuration with 14 private suites in First, 76 lie-flat seats in Business and 429 spacious seats in Economy. The second daily flight (EK125/EK126) will remain being operated by a Boeing 777-300ER with a seating capacity of 360. 

Emirates has served the Vienna-Dubai route since 2004 and since then has carried almost three million passengers on its double daily service.