Emirates to resume A380 service to Houston

Emirates airline said on Wednesday it will deploy its A380 aircraft on its service between Houston and Dubai, increasing capacity on the route currently served by 777 aircraft. The carrier in December 2014 upgraded the route to an Airbus A380 service, but later, in July 2016 stopped deploying the A380s and used Boeing 777-300ER aircraft instead. Emirates said the decision to resume A380 services was in line with commercial demand, with the energy sector recovering and playing a large role in Houston’s resurgence. Deploying the A380 would increase capacity per flight by more than 160 passengers compared to the Boeing 777, with a total of 516 seats on the three-class A380. The move by Emirates to resume the A380 service also follows other decisions by the Dubai-based airline to return to increasing its capacity on routes to the US, having cut some in 2017 because of weaker demand following the electronics ban and visa restrictions imposed by the US.<br/>