Emirates Airlines has annouced that ahead of the arrival of their first long-range A350, Adelaide will be the first city to host the aircraft. The planned date for the arrival of the A350 is the 1st of December. Emirates currently flys the route with Boeing 777's. Their A350s are configured to fly 312 passengers (32 buisness class seats, 21 premium economy and 259 economy seats). The A350-900ULR is set to be able to fly up to 15 hours and to travel over 17,000kms.