1 June 2019: Emirates will be launching double daily A380 flights to Muscat from 1 July. The airline will be operating the A380 on EK 862/863 and EK864/865 to and from Muscat International Airport (MCT). By flying a distance of 340 kilometres each way, Muscat will become Emirates' shortest scheduled A380 flight.
The launch of the A380 flights will come precisely one year after deploying the first scheduled one-off A380 service that marked 25 years of operations to Oman, and reaffirmed the airport's infrastructure readiness to take care of the double-decker operations.
By deploying the double-decker aircraft on both services, the airline will be able to provide business and leisure travellers from Muscat even more connection opportunities for a seamless 'all A380' journey to business hubs such as New York, Mumbai, London, and Hong Kong as well as popular destinations like Los Angeles, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, and Singapore.