Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, will operate its flagship A380 on services between Dubai and Guangzhou from Oct. 1, the 67th National Day of China.

This follows the airline’s recent announcements of A380 deployment on its Milan and Johannesburg routes.

Guangzhou will join more than 40 destinations on Emirates’ extensive global network served by its highly popular A380 aircraft, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, London, Paris, Sydney, Toronto, Auckland, Bangkok and Seoul.

Since the route’s inauguration in 2008, Emirates has been flying a two-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its daily flights between Guangzhou and Dubai, and the airline has seen steady growth for its service on the route.

Emirates will deploy its three-class A380 on the Guangzhou route, offering a total of 491 seats, with 14 private suites in First Class, 76 mini pods with lie-flat seats in Business Class and 401 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Emirates was named the World’s Best Airline 2016 and the airline with the World’s Best Inflight Entertainment at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards recently.

All Emirates customers traveling on the A380 can access more than 2,500 channels of on-demand audio and visual entertainment, which includes Chinese content on its ice entertainment system, featuring the latest movies, music, TV programs, podcasts and games, as well as free Wi-Fi to stay in touch with family and friends during flights.

In addition, First Class and Business Class customers can socialize or relax in the onboard lounge on the upper deck of the Emirates A380.

Emirates EK362/363 offers First Class customers the exclusive service of the onboard shower spas during flights, which makes "Emirates the only airline in the Guangzhou market" offering this premium product on an A380.