Emirates to Offer First A380 Christchurch Services

Emirates to Offer First A380 Christchurch Services

A380s on both NZ Auckland non-stop and South Island flights from 30 October

Emirates A380s will fly between New Zealand and Dubai five times daily from 30 October with the introduction of the airline’s double-decker flagship aircraft on Christchurch services.

Emirates will be the first airline to offer regular scheduled A380 services to and from Christchurch with the upgrade of the current daily Christchurch service from Boeing 777-300ERs, along with the removal of the en-route stop in Bangkok which will enable passengers to travel all the way between Christchurch and Dubai, with just one stop in Sydney.

The launch of the Christchurch A380 flights will coincide with the introduction of the A380 on Emirates’ daily non-stop route between Auckland and Dubai. Emirates currently also operates three other daily A380 services between Auckland and Dubai and beyond via Australia (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane).

Outbound, A380 flight EK413 will depart Christchurch at 18:45 hours, touching down in Dubai at 05:15 hours the next day after its stop in Sydney, reducing the journey time to Dubai and Europe by about two hours in each direction.

The return flight, EK412, will depart Dubai at 10:15 hours, stopping only in Sydney before arriving in Christchurch at13:50 hours the next day (local time).

At the same time, the Auckland A380 service flying via Sydney will feature the opportunity for travellers to explore Southeast Asia or Australia en route as this service, EK419, will operate via the popular hub that is Bangkok, as well as Sydney. Flight EK419, will depart Auckland at 16:30 hours and arrive in Dubai the following morning at 06:45 hours.

The return flight, EK418, will depart Dubai at 08:55 hours and arrive in Auckland at 15:55 hours the following day (local time).

Emirates is the only airline offering year-round scheduled A380 services to and from New Zealand.

All daily A380 flights provide connections in Dubai with direct Emirates flights to and from 39 destinations in Europe, as well as a number of cities in Africa and the Middle East. On many of Emirates’ routes, Auckland and Christchurch passengers will be able to fly all the way in both directions on an A380, including on services connecting New Zealand with London (Heathrow and Gatwick), Manchester, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, Munich, Barcelona and Zurich.

All New Zealand services will continue to offer three classes of travel – First, Business and Economy, with generous free baggage allowance (up to 35kg in Economy, 40kg in Business and 50kg in First Class). The A380s on New Zealand routes have 14 First Class suites, 76 individual compartments in Business and 399 comfortable seats in Economy.

On Emirates‘ A380s, First Class passengers can look forward to quiet luxury in the comfort of their private suites and enjoy the industry’s only Onboard Shower Spa. First Class and Business Class passengers can socialise and sample canapes and cocktails at the popular Onboard Lounge and passengers in all classes can enjoy the gourmet cuisine, Emirates‘ award-winning inflight entertainment, ice, with more than 2,500 channels and free Wi-Fi, which is available on all of Emirates’ A380s.

Tickets can be booked online through www.emirates.com/nz or authorised travel agents.

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