Emirates flies A380 to Mumbai

EMIRATES has commenced its first scheduled Airbus A380 service to India with a daily flight between Dubai and Mumbai.

EK500 took off from Dubai International airport at 21:55 hours on July 21, arriving at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai at 02:30, covering the approximate 2,222 km at an average cruising speed of 822 km per hour.

The return flight EK501 took off from Terminal 2 in Mumbai at 04:30hrs and arrived back at Emirates Terminal 3 in Dubai, the airline’s home and hub for its specially designed A380 terminal - Concourse A, at 06.00 hours.

To mark these first flights passengers on board EK500 and EK501 from Dubai and Mumbai were given a special commemorative certificate and gift. In addition, a specially commissioned piece of artwork, a traditional Indian ‘Rangoli’ was created by local Mumbai artists.