The flight will be operated by Boeing 777-200LR, becoming the world’s longest nonstop flight in terms of distance and one-way flying time.
Flight distance is 8580 miles, 11 miles longer than QANTAS’ Sydney.
Flying time for EK251 is 17hrs 35mins, EK252 is 15hrs 45mins.
EK251 will be 20-25 minutes longer than existing DELTA’s westbound service from Dubai to Atlanta.
Another world's longest, biggest, best for Emirates.
Apparently, the first flight will be carrying a recruitment roadshow team. Lol