Emirates Connects Dubai to Taipei and Prague on New A380s
Water Cannon Salute in Prague | Photo Credit: Emirates
The Taipei route was first introduced as a daily Boeing 777 series on 10 February 2014 while the Prague-Dubai route was launched first on 01 July 2010. Since then, Emirates have carried over 1.1 million passengers between the two cities. The Emirates Dubai-Prague-Dubai route operates as EK139 and EK140, served by an A380 aircraft that can accommodate 519 passengers in a three-class configuration, with 429 spacious Economy Class seats on the main deck and 76 fully flat-bed mini-pods in Business Class as well as 14 First Class Private Suites on the upper deck. For Taiwanese travellers, flights EK366 and EK367 will be served by the new two-class configuration offering a total of 615 seats: 58 in Business Class and 557 in Economy Class.
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