Dubai-based Emirates airline has launched its longest Airbus A380 aircraft flight to Los Angeles.

The 16 hours and 20 minutes Airbus A380 flight crossed the Russian Federation, the North Pole and Eastern Canada, to arrived  in Los Angeles, marking the longest service in operation, according to an official press statement.

Hubert Frach, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president, commercial operations West, said: “Bringing the glamorous A380 set of wings to the City of Angels seemed like a natural fit as this aircraft mirrors the luxury of the Hollywood lifestyle.”

The Dubai based airline started flying to Los Angeles in 2008 with the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. The introduction of the 489-seat A380 service, powered by US made GE GP7200 engines, is in response to demand with over one million passengers travelling between Los Angeles and Dubai till this date, according to the airline.  

Emirates 23rd Airbus A380 service will operate daily as EK 215 departing Dubai at 0820hrs and arriving at Los Angeles International Airport at 1250hrs the same day.

The return flight, EK 216, departs Los Angeles at 1600hrs and arrives in Dubai at 1950hrs the following day.  

Emireates Airbus A380 aircraft has 14 first class, 76 business class and 399 economy class seats. 

The airline operates 63 weekly flights to the U.S, serving seven gateways; Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Washington DC and New York JFK, where two of the three daily flights are operated with A380s.  

The 3rd JFK flight, operated with a Boeing 777-300ER, stops in Italy’s fashion capital of Milan before continuing to New York. A daily service from Dubai to Boston will start 10th March 2014.