{"id":2217,"date":"2023-01-28T08:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T08:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2023-01-28T08:45:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T08:45:10","slug":"emirates-a380-flies-13-hours-from-dubai-to-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=2217","title":{"rendered":"Emirates A380 Flies 13 Hours From Dubai To Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Presumably Emirates will regroup, and hope to get passengers on their way ASAP, once they know the airport will reopen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It goes without saying that for most passengers, turning around midflight sucks. People typically travel because they have somewhere to go (or so I\u2019m told!), whether it\u2019s a vacation or an important commitment. Having to fly 13 hours to nowhere isn\u2019t ideal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That being said, if I were booked in first class and wasn\u2019t in a rush to get anywhere, I wouldn\u2019t mind getting two ultra long haul\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onemileatatime.com\/reviews\/emirates-a380-first-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates first class flights<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/onemileatatime.com\/guides\/emirates-a380-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and two showers<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onemileatatime.com\/news\/emirates-first-class-caviar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">double unlimited caviar<\/a>) for the price of one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many might (logically) pose the question of why the flight doesn\u2019t simply divert to another nearby airport, rather<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-270781 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.onemileatatime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Emirates-Shower-A380-30.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/900;\" \/> than returning all the way to Dubai. Ultimately this just comes down to logistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A layover would have been required wherever the plane would have landed (since the pilots couldn\u2019t keep flying), and finding 500+ hotel rooms in a station not ordinarily served by Emirates is complicated. Furthermore, you wouldn\u2019t want to land in a different country, given that many travelers might not be eligible to enter, causing a logistical nightmare. Lastly, the A380 is the largest passenger plane in the world, and not all airports can accommodate it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So while returning all the way to Dubai is expensive and wasteful in terms of fuel burn, it\u2019s probably the most practical option. Emirates has no shortage of crews, A380s, or hotel rooms in Dubai, making it easy to get people on their way when it\u2019s possible again.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span id=\"bottom_line\"><\/span>Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Auckland Airport has been shut down due to flooding, which has major impacts on airlines. However, no flight was impacted quite as much as Emirates\u2019 flight from Dubai to Auckland. The flight was nearing the halfway point of its journey when the decision was made to return to Dubai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While the flight could have probably diverted elsewhere, at that point the logistics are just easier of returning to a major hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presumably Emirates will regroup, and hope to get passengers on their way ASAP, once they know the airport will reopen. It goes without saying that for most passengers, turning around midflight sucks. People typically travel because they have somewhere to go (or so I\u2019m told!), whether it\u2019s a vacation or an important commitment. 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