The airbus a380 is currently the largest in one of the most comfortable commercial aircraft in operation; you'd be surprised to know that you don't necessarily need to go for an a12-hour trip to enjoy a quiet and smootha380 ride. In this article, we're going to discover 10of the shortest airbus a380 flights inthe world number one is simply mind-blowing, so make sure you stick with me until the end to find it out if you wish to get your personal a380model I have shared with you in the description of this video some of the best models you need to have in your collection check them out and get number 10 Dubai to Cairo 1 307
nauticalmiles3 hours 50 minutes surprisingly the Dubai Cairo route is one of the emirates most popular the demand for this route is so high that in march 2021emirates announced they would be running two a380 flights per day this equates to approximately 1800passengers per day traveling between the two cities the flight lasts around 3 hours 50 minutes and covers 1307 nautical miles emirates first scheduled the route back in 2019 when it flew its flagship a380this made it the first regularly scheduled a380 to flight to Egypt the flagship model in question could carry 512 passengers it had 14 luxury first-class seats72 flatbed business class seats
and 426economy seats when asked about the a380 usage for this particular route emirates, the chief operating officer said our close relationship with Egypt spans over 30 years, and we reaffirm our commitment to the country by operating our iconic a380 to car number nine Sydney to Auckland 1163nautical miles3 hours 40 minutes along with the Sydney Christchurch route emirates also used to operate an a380 service to the capital, and northern Ireland of new Zealand situated 1163 nautical miles away sadly in 2017 the route was axed due to low demand, and the a380s were replaced with Qantas more economical aircraft such as thea330 and the Boeing 737emirates lost some passengers because of this the reason being that travelers on the Dubai Sydney flight
were very business-oriented they'd like the services on board the thea380 in-flight wi-fist and-up bar and so on the main competitor for emirates was air Newzealand who flew the Boeing 787 and the triple seven across the Tasman with incredible business class service these jets have much better business facilities and run at a more flexible schedule which is very appealing to business class travelers number eight Christchurch to Sydney 1144nautical miles3 hours 40 minutes the first emiratesa380 on the list flies between two Australasian cities Chris church is located on the coast and is the largest city on the southern island of New Zealand Sydney is the capital of
New South Wales is one of the largest cities in Australia; the two are only 1144 nautical miles apart, which gives a total flight time of3 hours 40 minutes. Emirates also operates flights from Dubai to Sydney, which means passengers who want to go from Dubai to New Zealand will be able to do so only on emirates planes. They schedule these flights deliberately so passengers can seamlessly leave one plane and board the next one. Hence, they need an a380to to operate this route number seven Guangzhou to Seoul incheon1117 nautical miles three hours 40 minutes china's southern airlines second shortest route between its hub.
In Guangzhou and Seoul Incheon and South Korea, Seoul is the capital city of South Korea, and its airport, Incheon, welcomes around a 35million passengers every year. China's southern airlines were the first carrier to continue a380 operations throughout the pandemic. This route is new to their network services commenced on august the 20th2020and the a380 was scheduled to fly every Thursday. The flight only lasts 3 hours and 40minutes and covers 1117 nautical miles making it the shortest a380 flight in operation. Additionally, Korean air.
also flies this route once per week with one of their 10 a380s which makes this route the busiest a380 route currently in operation number six Guangzhou to Beijing 1046nautical miles three hours currently the world's third shortesta380 flight is operated between Guangzhou and Beijing china's southern airlines operates one of the only domestic a380 flights in the world which lasts only three hours and covers1046 nautical miles Guangzhou is the third-largest city in china previously known as canton it is famously the birthplace of Cantonese food Beijing is china's
sprawling metropolis capital the great wall of china famously passes through the route between the two cities is one of the busiest in the world and most days has nearly 30 flights run by various carriers china southern airways is yet to resume service between the two with the a380due to the pandemic number five Beijing de Shenzhen 1042nautical miles 3 hours 15 minutes another domestic china southern airlines route makes this list with Beijing Shenzhen they operate this flight once per day, and it typically lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes and covers1042
Nautical miles this is a bustling route as it has around 45 flights per day. The a380 occupies this route along with many other planes from CSA's fleet, such as the a320 and the a350beijing is in the north of china Shenzhen is in the southeast, very close to hong kong famously links hong kong to the mainland and has been the world fastest growing city for the last 40yearsthe route was first flown in March 2014and was used by china's southern airlines until the pandemic hit in 2020the route is now only flown by cheaper and more economical aircraft.
types like the a330 and a320number 4 Bangkok to hong kong 993nautical miles2 hours 55 minutes this flight lasts around 2 hours and 55 minutes and thea380s are flown by both thai airways, and of course, once again emirates on the 2nd of April 2021 emirates resumed daily a380 flights for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic the airline operates a flight from Dubai to Bangkok before continuing onwards to hong kong where it flies 993 nautical miles interestingly passengers of this flight are offered a free coveted PCR test from one of the many hospitals in
Bangkok this was a scheme to help introduce tourists back into Thailand the country heavily relies on visitors and covent has had a very nasty financial effect on the country it seems that a380s are still firmly within emirates plans for the future since they own almost 50 percent of alla380s ever built number three Dubai to Jetta 905 nauticalmiles2 hours 50 minutes the third shortest scheduled a380 flight is between the capital city of the united Arab emirates and the largest port city in Saudi Arabia the distance between the two is 905nautical miles and
The flight lasts 2hours and 50 minutes due to the pandemic; emirates had to stop this service for nearly a year; thankfully, the superjumbo returned to where it belonged, flying this route again from November 2020on the 30th of march 2021. The flight landed at the King Abdul Aziz international airport in Jeddah, which is usually not a huge deal; however, the airport has constructed a new terminal, and the emirates a380 was the first aircraft ever to use it to commemorate this special even emirate placed their flagship aircraft on this route number 2 Kuwait to Doha 291 nautical miles 1 hour 31 minute Qatar airways operated their a380 on this route for a short while
Before replacing it with the better suite, the triple seventh demand dropped as UAE relations broke down with its Persian Gulf neighbors. Doha is the capital city of Qatar, Kuwaitis, a small country in western Asia, and the two destinations are only 291nautical miles apart. This route is now mainly operated by Qatar Airways and Kuwait airlines they use the Boeing triple 7 and airbusa330 respectively, considering the a380 too inconvenient to operate on such a short route, and here we go for the shortest flight ever operated on an airbus a380if you've
enjoyed the video so far; make sure to hit the like button and subscribe to my channel if you haven't done so far number one Dubai to muscat 311 nauticalmiles40 minutes the Dubai-based airline holds the title for the shortest ever a380flightthere are only 183 nautical miles between their home base and the capital city of Comanche company has anticipated that through is going to be extremely popular as a result the a380 was flown twice daily between the two cities each flight only lasting 40 minutes usually in a380 cruises at about 40thousand feet
But this flight was carried out at just19 000 feet, which is less than half the altitude. Interestingly, the electrical wiring onan a380 stretches out to around 311miles100 miles further than the flight distance of the flight itself; furthermore, it takes a team of 42 people to clean the entire aircraft in just 35minutesthe a380 is only in the air five minutes longer than it takes to clean it that's just ridiculously impressive isn't it have you ever been on any of these.
You must be logged in to post a comment.