Emirates is increasing its flight frequencies to several destinations across continents in response to the growing demand for air travel. The airline has announced that it will be resuming flights to several cities in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as increasing frequencies to existing destinations, in line with the gradual opening up of global travel.
In Europe, Emirates will be resuming flights to Venice from 1 July while increasing frequencies to several other destinations, including Paris, Madrid, and Frankfurt. In Africa, the airline will be increasing frequencies to Cairo, Tunis, and Johannesburg, in addition to resuming flights to Casablanca from 18 June.
In Asia, Emirates will be increasing frequencies to several cities, including Jakarta, Manila, and Taipei, while also resuming flights to Phuket from 2 July. In the Americas, the airline will be resuming flights to Miami from 22 July while also increasing frequencies to several other destinations, including New York, Los Angeles, and São Paulo.
Emirates’ enhanced flight schedules come as more countries around the world ease their travel restrictions, allowing passengers to travel more freely.
“Emirates continues to expand its global network and deploy its capacity to meet travel demand across the world. Our financial year started relatively quietly as we held back our ramp-up until the planned northern runway rehabilitation program at Dubai International airport was completed in June. From July 2022 onwards, it’s been non-stop expansion.” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer. “Customer demand has been very strong, and our forward bookings are also robust. Emirates is working hard on several fronts – to bring back operating capacity as quickly as the ecosystem can manage, while also upgrading our fleet and product to ensure our customers always enjoy the best possible Emirates experience. So far, 4 of our A380 aircraft have been completely refurbished with our new cabin interiors and Premium Economy seats, and more will enter service as our US$2 billion cabin and service enhancement program picks up pace.”
Emirates’ commitment to enhancing its flight schedules reflects its ongoing commitment to connecting people and cultures across the globe, even in the midst of challenging times. Whether for business or leisure, Emirates’ expanded operations offer a reliable way for passengers to travel the world and experience all that it has to offer.
Upcoming route enhancements by region:
Europe
- Amsterdam: from 14 to 19 weekly flights starting 02 April.
- Athens: Addition of a daily seasonal service to serve summer demand between 01 June to 30 September.
- Bologna: from 5 flights a week to a daily service starting 01 May.
- Budapest: from 5 flights a week to a daily service by 01 June.
- London: start of 2nd daily service to London Stansted on 01 May. This will take Emirates’ London operations to 11 daily flights – including 6 times daily to London Heathrow and 3 times daily to Gatwick.
- Venice: from 5 to 6 flights a week from 26 March, increasing to a daily service from 01 June.
Africa
- Cairo: from 25 to 28 weekly flights by 29 October.
- Dar es Salaam: from 5 flights a week to daily flights starting 01 May.
- Entebbe: from 6 flights a week to daily flights starting 01 July.
Australia and New Zealand
Emirates’ non-stop Australia flights will return to pre-pandemic levels to Sydney from 01 May, Melbourne from 26 March, and Brisbane on 01 June.
- Brisbane: An additional daily service starting 01 June will take Emirates to 14 flights per week to Brisbane.
- Christchurch: restart of daily service from Dubai via Sydney from 26 March.
- Melbourne: addition of 3rd daily service to Melbourne from 26 March via Singapore. This adds capacity to Melbourne and re-establishes connectivity between Singapore and Melbourne. The other 2 daily flights from Melbourne fly non-stop to Dubai.
- Sydney: addition of 3rd daily non-stop service from 01 May.
East Asia
- Bangkok: Addition of 5th daily service from 01 August.
- Beijing: To commence daily non-stop Boeing 777-300ER service from 15 March, upgrading to an A380 effective 01 May. A second daily service will commence effective 01 September with an A380.
- Hong Kong: Addition of a daily non-stop flight from 29 March. This increases Emirates’ operations to 14 weekly flights including its existing daily Dubai-Bangkok-Hong Kong service.
- Kuala Lumpur: Addition of a third daily service from 01 June.
- Tokyo: Resumption of services to Tokyo Haneda with daily flights on 02 April. This takes Emirates’ Japan operations to 21 weekly flights including a daily A380 service to Tokyo-Narita and a daily Boeing 777 service to Osaka.
