Emirates resumes flights to Sao Paulo with Airbus A380s

As of October 31, Emirates will resume operations between Dubai and Sao Paulo with Airbus A380-800s. The flights are currently operated by Boeing 777-300(ER), with a capacity for 356 passengers.

E essa novidade gigante que está prestes a desembarcar por aqui?
A partir de 31 de outubro, o A380 da @emirates retornará as operações diárias entre Dubai e Guarulhos.
Já estamos prontos para receber esta máquina aqui ❤️

Crédito da foto: Emirates pic.twitter.com/7me04mAfNK

— GRU Airport (@gruairportsp) September 22, 2021

The United Arab Emirates airline will fly once a day to the Brazilian city with Airbus A380s. These aircraft operated to Guarulhos airport until March last year, but were suspended due to COVID-19.

Schedule between Dubai and Sao Paulo – Emirates (Airbus A380-800)

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Flight	From	ETD	To	ETA
EK 261	Dubai (DXB)	9:05 am	Sao Paulo (GRU)	5:20 pm
EK 262	Sao Paulo (GRU)	1:25 am	Dubai (DXB)	10:35 pm

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Flight	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
EK 261	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
EK 262	×	×	×	×	×	×	×

With the seven weekly flights on the Airbus A380s, Emirates will offer 3,423 weekly seats between Dubai and Sao Paulo and vice versa. The airline currently has 2,492 seats per week per leg on Boeing 777s.

Mexico City and Sao Paulo are Emirates’ only Latin American destinations from its hub at Dubai Airport. Flights to the Mexican capital are operated with Boeing 777-200(LR) aircraft, with a stopover in Barcelona.

Current flights to Latin America (Emirates)

Dubai (DXB) – Barcelona (BCN) – Mexico City (MEX) – Barcelona (BCN) – Dubai (DXB): 5 weekly flights – Boeing 777-200(LR)
Dubai (DXB) – Sao Paulo (GRU) – Dubai (DXB): 7 weekly flights – Boeing 777-300(ER)