To boost seat capacity and meet customer demand, Emirates will deploy the Airbus A380 on its two daily flights between Dubai and Moscow with effect from October 1, 2017

It will also allow multiple A380 to A380 connections to a wide range of leisure and business destinations including Mauritius, Singapore, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Sydney, Perth, Guangzhou etc.

Emirates started flying from Dubai to Moscow in 2003, and has since carried over 4 million passengers on the route. This aircraft upgauge will see an increase of over 1,000 seats per week.

Flights EK131/132 and EK133/134 will be operated by a a three-class Airbus A380 offering 14 Private Suites in First Class, 76 flat-bed seats in Business Class and 427 comfortable seats in Economy Class.

Emirates has also made amends to its winter schedule to and from St Petersburg, giving passengers even easier connections to many of its destinations.

From October 29, 2017 to March 24, 2018, EK176 will depart Saint Petersburg at 23:55 and arrive Dubai the next day at 07:05. Flight EK175 will depart Dubai at 15:30hrs and land in Saint Petersburg at 20:45.

The new times will enable clients travelling to Dubai an additional day in the city, arriving from Saint Petersburg early in the morning instead of late evening.