World’s Largest Passenger Plane Landed At KIA; Bengaluru

The world's largest passenger aircraft , flown by Emirates, began service in Bengaluru on Friday at 3:40 p.m. when it touched down on the airport's new runway at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).

224 people were on board the special Dubai–Bengaluru flight EK562, which served as a sign that the services started. On October 30, the scheduled A380 services will start. The daily services, according to Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer for Emirates, will connect Bengaluru with over 130 destinations via Dubai. The introduction of the A380 into KIA, according to Hari Marar, MD and CEO of Bengaluru International Airport Ltd, which runs KIA, was appropriate for the "discerning travellers" of Bengaluru.

After Mumbai, Bengaluru is the second Indian city with the aircraft on its schedule. 2014 saw the launch of Emirates' first A380 service in India on the Dubai-Mumbai route.

Starting on October 30, daily Emirates A380 flights between Dubai and Bengaluru will fly under flight numbers EK568 and EK569. The flight departs Dubai at 9.25 p.m. local time and lands in Bengaluru at 2.30 a.m. the next day. The flight from Bengaluru back to Dubai will leave from KIA at 4.30 am and arrive at 7.10 am (local time). On the Dubai-Bengaluru route, Emirates plans to fly the A380 in first, business, and economy classes. The first-class service will include extras like an onboard lounge and a spa shower.

Following a welcoming ceremony at which Minister of Cooperation S T Somasekhar attended, the airline organised a tour for guests to see the four-class A380 aircraft that was used for the first flight. The aircraft's layout now includes a premium economy class. According to Kazim, who spoke to DH, the airline introduced its premium economy class in August and currently has six planes equipped with it.

A full-length double-decker aircraft with more than 500 seats, the Airbus A380. The daily A380 flights will offer seats in economy, business, and first classes on the Bengaluru-Dubai route.