Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, Tuesday announced its fourth daily A380 service between Dubai and Bangkok with the up-gauge of its current services from Dec. 1.

The new two-class A380 service will operate daily as flight EK376 from Dubai to Bangkok and EK377 from Bangkok to Dubai. The up-gauge from its current Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will see an increase in capacity of 255 seats per flight and 3,570 seats per week to and from the Thai capital city.

Emirates Divisional SVP Commercial Operations East Barry Brown said: “Thailand is an important market for Emirates, and the A380 has been extremely popular with travelers since we first started the double-decker aircraft service to Thailand in 2009. The addition of this two-class A380 passenger service will give even more travelers the chance to experience this revolutionary aircraft first hand. For business and leisure travelers, this additional A380 service will be instrumental in helping us meet growing passenger demand, as well as deliver substantial economic benefits through travel connections and inbound seats.”

Emirates’ two-class A380 is capable of carrying 615 passengers across its business and economy cabins — accommodating 58 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 557 seats in Economy Class.

Emirates claims to be the world’s largest operator of the spacious A380 aircraft, with 64 in the fleet and 76 on order. An industry benchmark for onboard innovation and comforts, Emirates’ A380s serve 34 global destinations of which 11 are in the Far East: Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Perth, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai and Sydney.

The EK376 flight connects with European and African destinations, and is said to be especially popular with northern European travelers from the UK and Scandinavia heading to Thailand’s capital.

The return flight, EK377 has a flying time of 6 hours and 55 minutes.