World’s First A380 Concourse Opens at Dubai International Airport

[Kyo]

It's EK, and it's also Dubai Int'l Airport. So, I'm posting in this section...

World’s First A380 Concourse Opens at Dubai International Airport

The world’s first dedicated A380 concourse has opened at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Four out of the 20 gates of Concourse A are now in operation.

Concourse A, part of Terminal 3 at the airport, was built exclusively for Emirates and is part of the airport’s $7.8 billion Strategic Plan 2020. When the concourse is fully open and operational, Dubai International’s annual passenger capacity is expected to increase from 60 million to 75 million.

And here's another link with some great info. I've been reading about it extensively and it's quite something that takes things up another notch, for sure.

With 528,000 m2 spread across eleven floors and the capacity to handle 15 million passengers a year, the concourse offers Emirates customers a seamless and unrivalled experience in terms of comfort, convenience and choice of facilities. From direct lounge boarding for First Class and Business Class customers to an expansive duty free shopping area, food courts, cafes and fine dining options, a Timeless Spa and the largest First Class and Business Class lounges in the world.

The QF-EK deal starting to look not half bad. How will Singapore fare...

[SQGamespeed]

Direct lounge boarding?? Way to pamper your passengers if the onboard bar and shower are not enough. But them again its EK and DXB, and both are crazy and ambitious... EK in most likelihood intended the deal to be a swipe at SQ and Changi on the Kangaroo route while QF IIRC did this to try to turn around their loss-making international network.

[SQflyergirl]

Will be there in 13 days to go check it out

[Kyo]

Will be there in 13 days to go check it out

Please do post up some nice shots of their new concourse. Will you be flying EK J/F by any chance? Largest lounges in the world!

[SQflyergirl]

Please do post up some nice shots of their new concourse. Will you be flying EK J/F by any chance? Largest lounges in the world!

EK F. In on an A380, out on an A380. If nobody's put up shots yet, I'll try.

[Kyo]

Sweet, go camwhore/ransack the J lounge while you're at it

[SQflyergirl]

Sweet, go camwhore/ransack the J lounge while you're at it

The new J lounge is not open yet in Concourse A. Only the F lounge and 4 gates. Timeless spa in the F lounge isn't open either.

[9V-SIA]

Nice idea. Won't get me off my non stops to Europe but I know people who like to stop

[milehighj]

Prices being equal with SQ, I wouldn't bother. But then again, prices aren't equal with SQ so I could personally imagine a few visits here...

[Kyo]

Agreed, would be nice if they do a Dubai stopover the way SQ does a Singapore stopover. The missus wouldn't mind a visit to the Emirates, I'm sure...

[Lobster]

Agreed, would be nice if they do a Dubai stopover the way SQ does a Singapore stopover. The missus wouldn't mind a visit to the Emirates, I'm sure...

The one and only time I flew EK F was when they had a special offer of fly F and get three free nights at the Ritz Carlton. It cost USD600 from Bangkok to Dubai with free accommodation (and of course limo transfer to and from the airport in Dubai) it was a nice little weekend break. But it was 9 years ago now