Emirates unveiled its FA Cup themed Airbus A380 aircraft ahead of the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals on April 23 and 24.

For its maiden voyage, the specially decked out Emirates FA Cup A380 flew to London Heathrow on Saturday, operating as EK001. The aircraft was met by former England and Liverpool goalkeeping legend, David James who was pictured welcoming the aircraft with the trophy.

The Emirates FA Cup emblazoned aircraft will return to Dubai as EK030 and then continue on to Seoul, Madrid, Paris and eventually visit the 37 destinations served by the Emirates A380 worldwide.

Watch the timelapse of FA Cup being applied on an Emirates A380.