The recent announcements of the UAE easing entry protocols for 12 countries*, and the UK adding UAE to its ‘amber list’, Emirates has seen a spike in travel demand across its network. The airline is scaling up operations to make it easier for customers to connect to Dubai and beyond. As a first, the airline will be restoring capacity across 29 cities on its network of over 270 flights as well as adusting its old schedules to boost frequencies and capacity as demand proliferates for international leisure and business travel.
Expansion of services to/from the UK
By October, the airline will increase its services to 73 weekly flights to the UK, including a six times a day London Heathrow operation; double daily A380 flights to Manchester, ten weekly services to Birmingham and daily services to Glasgow.
Emirates now serves to London Heathrow with three daily flights, all operated by its flagship A380. Throughout August and September, Emirates will gradually increase its operations to London Heathrow, and by the middle of October, the airline will have restored its operations to six daily flights, of which four will be served by the A380. The multiple daily flights served by the airline’s flagship A380 will provide significant connection opportunities to one of the highest demand leisure and business markets in the world.
For Emirates customers wishing to travel to the UK, the airline has optimised schedules to create the best connection options from its network, particularly across major cities in Africa like Johannesburg, Cape Town and Lusaka, and in West Asia including Karachi, Islamabad, among other cities.
Boosting US operations and restoration of services across Africa
Emirates currently flies to 12 cities in the United States on over 70 weekly flights, and will be adding additional frequencies to Houston, Boston and San Francisco over the course of August to accommodate for the seasonal influx of travelers.
The airline has also increased capacity on its four weekly services to New York JFK to its flagship A380. Emirates will continue to make schedule and capacity adjustments to match its services with customer travel trends.
Emirates has increased flights to Johannesburg from daily to 11 weekly flights, with the addition of four linked flights with Durban, and the airline also flies to and from Cape Town with three weekly services. Customers flying in and out of Emirates’ three South African gateways can safely connect to an array of onwards connections to Europe, Middle East, West Asia and the United States.
Flights to/ from South Africa have also been scheduled to allow for convenient connections and additional access to Emirates’ four gateways in the UK, as well as Emirates’ extensive US network.
The airline has also reinstated capacity on its flights to and from Lusaka (linked with Harare) and Entebbe with five weekly flights each.
As international borders reopen and travel restrictions ease, Emirates continues to expand its network safely and sustainably, matching capacity with demand in line with market dynamics and operating conditions. The airline has resumed passenger services to over 120 destinations, recovering close to 90 per cent of its pre-pandemic network.
Safety first at Emirates
Health and safety: Keeping the health and well being of its passengers as top priority, Emirates has introduced a comprehensive set of safety measures at every step of the customer journey. The airline has also recently introduced contactless technology and scaled up its digital verification capabilities to provide its customers even more opportunities to utilize the IATA Travel Pass this summer.
Flexibility and Assurance: Emirates continues to lead the industry with innovative products and services that address traveler needs during a dynamic time. Recently, the airline took its customer care initiatives further with even more generous and flexible booking policies, which have been extended to May 31, 2022, an extension of its multi-risk insurance cover, and helping loyal customers retain their miles and tier status.
