@Adnan Usman Khan: Ya. you are right

I can remember, back in 1990's when PIA from Bahrain landed in Doha for stopover when coming to Karachi. All Doha was looking like desert.

But now as soon as new Doha airport completes, I will visit it INSHALLAH [-o<
@Nasir: Well I am not sure if it is really a waste because A380 provides a better payload factor as compared to other aircrafts and since it is highly demanded route, so A380 is best option for both countries. I would like to see experts opinion here.
@Ahhashmat: Yara, I haven't even travelled in this plane

It was my father who went for Ummrah via Emirates and his return leg was from Jeddah to Lahore via Dubai.
My father saying it took approx 2 hours and 10 min for the flight to reach DXB