Emirates Airline will reintroduce the flagship Airbus A380 on its flights between Dubai and eight cities as part of a strengthening of its global network ahead of the northern summer season starting 26 March.
The schedule includes an average of seventy daily departures of A380 aircraft from its base at Dubai International Airport (DXB) during the summer period. The «Superjumbo» will serve 48 destinations in 29 countries.
«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 experience» said Adnan Kazim, the company’s CCO.
«So far, four of our A380 aircraft have been completely refurbished with our new cabin interiors and Premium Economy seats, and more will enter service as our two billion dollars cabin and service enhancement program picks up pace», Kazim added.
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Emirates to resume A380 service to eight cities
The airline will resume operations with its Airbus A380s between Dubai (DXB) and eight cities in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
- Glasgow (GLA): from 26 March.
- Casablanca (CMN): from 15 April.
- Beijing (PEK): from 1 May.
- Shanghai (PVG): from 4 June.
- Nice (NCE): from 1 June.
- Birmingham (BHX): from 1 July.
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL): from 1 August.
- Taipei (TPE): from 1 August.
More flights to Europe
- Amsterdam (AMS): flight frequency is increased from 14 to 19 weekly services as of 2 April.
- Athens (ATH): one daily flight between 1 June and 30 September to meet seasonal demand growth.
- Bologna (BLQ): one daily flight from 1 May (the carrier currently operates five weekly services).
- Budapest (BUD): one daily flight from 1 June (the carrier currently operates five services a week).
- London (all airports): start of a second daily service to Stansted (STN) from 1 May. Emirates will also offer six daily flights to Heathrow (LHR) and three to Gatwick (LGW).
- Venice (VCE): increase from five to six weekly services as of 26 March. One daily flight from 1 June.
See also: Emirates increases flights to London Stansted
Increased services to Africa
- Cairo (CAI): increase in frequency from 25 to 28 weekly services from 29 October.
- Dar es Salaam (DAR): one daily flight from 1 May (the carrier currently operates five weekly services).
- Entebbe (EBB): one daily flight from 1 July (currently operates six weekly services).
More flights to Oceania
- Brisbane (BNE): an additional daily flight from 1 June to reach fourteen weekly operations.
- Christchurch (CHC): resumption of daily flight via Sydney (SYD) from 26 March.
- Melbourne (MEL): addition of a third daily flight, via Singapore (SIN), from 26 March. Emirates will continue to operate two more daily non-stop services to Australia’s second largest city.
- Sydney (SYD): launch of a third daily non-stop flight from 1 May.
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Increased services to the Far East and South East Asia
- Bangkok (BKK): launch of a fifth daily flight from 1 August.
- Beijing (PEK): one daily non-stop flight from 15 March with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. From 1 May, it will operate with Airbus A380. From 1 September, the frequency will be increased to two daily flights.
- Hong Kong (HKG): one daily non-stop service from 29 March. Emirates will now operate fourteen weekly connections to the Special Administrative Region of China. There will also be flights via Bangkok (BKK).
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL): inauguration of a third daily flight from 1 June.
- Tokyo (all airports): resumption of services to Haneda (HND) with daily flights from 2 April. Emirates will thus offer a total of 21 weekly connections to Japan: it will also have a daily flight to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) and another to Osaka (KIX).
