Dubai – Mubasher: The UAE state-owned Emirates on Sunday announced the deployment of its latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with first-class suites from Dubai to Riyadh starting from 16 April and Kuwait as of 1 June, according to a statement.

“Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will be the first countries in the Middle East and GCC to be served by the latest Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft featuring fully-enclosed private suites inspired by luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz,” the airline’s senior vice president of commercial operations for Gulf, Middle East, and Iran, Adil Al Ghaith, said.

In Saudi Arabia, the new Boeing 777 aircraft will commence operating the route five times per week, and will start flying on a daily basis as of 1 June.

Using connecting flights from Dubai, passengers will also be able to travel to several destinations including London Heathrow, Paris, Madrid, New York JFK, Hyderabad, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Geneva, and Amsterdam.

In addition, the UAE-based airline will be operating its latest Boeing 777 aircraft on a daily basis to Kuwait.

It is noteworthy that the airline route between Dubai and Kuwait was ranked among the world’s 20 busiest routes according to OAG Aviation and is considered the busiest route in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Emirates, the world’s largest airline by international passengers, operates four daily flights to Riyadh and six flights a day to Kuwait.

“Currently, the airline operates its latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with the ‘Game Changer' First Class suites to Brussels, Geneva, Vienna, and London Stansted,” according to the statement.

Emirates has the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft fleet with over 160 of these wide-body airliners flying to six continents from its Dubai hub.