Emirates has increased its operations by 31 percent since the start of its fiscal year and plans to increase its seat capacity based on the latest northern summer schedule published.
In the past months, the airline; It planned and carried out rapid growth of its operations, including re-serving 5 cities, launching flights to 1 new destination (Tel Aviv), adding 251 weekly flights to existing routes, and continuing to expand the development of air and ground services.
Adnan Kazım, Head of Business, Emirates, said: “Emirates continues to expand its global network and strengthen its capacity to meet worldwide travel demand. Our fiscal year started off relatively calm as we stalled our momentum until the north runway rehabilitation program planned at Dubai International airport in June was completed. As of July 2022, there has been uninterrupted expansion.”
Kazım added: “Customer demand and future reservations are very strong. Emirates is working hard on many fronts to upgrade our fleet and products to maximize operational capacity as quickly as possible while ensuring that our passengers always have the best possible Emirates experience. So far, our four A380s have been completely refurbished with new cabin interiors and Premium Economy seats. More will be launched as our $2 billion cabin and service development program gains momentum.”
In the coming months, more Emirates flights will serve existing routes in Europe, Australia and Africa; At the same time, many destinations in East Asia will be reopened.
A380 destinations to be added in the summer 2023 season:
Emirates continues to grow its A380 operations by re-serving the iconic double-decker aircraft across its network:
Glasgow (from 26 March), Casablanca (from 15 April), Beijing (from 1 May), Shanghai (from 4 June), Nice (from 1 June), Birmingham (from 1 July) from), Kuala Lumpur (from August 1), Taipei (from August 1).
Increases in the number of flight destinations by region:
Europe
Amsterdam: From April 2, the number of weekly flights will be increased from 14 to 19.
Athens: Between June 1st and September 30th, additional daily flight service will be added to meet seasonal summer demand.
Bologna: From May 1, flights will be increased from 5 flights per week to daily flights.
Budapest: From 1 June, flights will be increased from 5 flights per week to daily flights.
London: Second daily service to London Stansted will start on 1 May. This will expand Emirates’ London operations to 11 daily flights, 6 times a day to London Heathrow and 3 times a day to Gatwick.
Venice: As of March 26, the number of weekly flights has been increased from 5 to 6; As of June 1, it will continue with daily service.
Africa
Cairo: Until October 29, the number of weekly flights will be increased from 25 to 28.
Dar es Salaam: From May 1, flights will be increased from 5 flights per week to daily service.
Entebbe: As of June 1, flights will be increased from 6 flights per week to daily service.
Australia and New Zealand
Emirates’ non-stop flights to Australia from Dubai will return to pre-pandemic levels from 1 May to Sydney, 26 March to Melbourne and 1 June to Brisbane.
Brisbane: Daily flights added from 1 June will increase Emirates’ flights to Brisbane to 14 flights per week.
Christchurch: From March 26, daily flights from Dubai via Sydney resumed.
Melbourne: As of March 26, 3rd daily flights to Melbourne via Singapore have been added and the connection between Singapore and Melbourne has been re-established. The other 2 daily flights departing from Melbourne operate non-stop to Dubai.
Sydney: 3rd daily direct service will be added from May 1st.
East Asia
Bangkok: From August 1, the 5th daily service will be added.
Beijing: As of March 15, daily direct Boeing 777-300ER flight service started, and flights with the A380 will continue from May 1st. A second daily service with the A380 will start from 1 September.
Hong Kong: Daily non-stop flight added from 29 March. This expands Emirates’ operations to 14 weekly flights, including the current daily Dubai-Bangkok-Hong Kong service.
Kuala Lumpur: A third daily voyage will be added from June 1st.
Tokyo: On April 2, daily flights to Tokyo Haneda will resume. This expands Emirates’ Japan operations to 21 weekly flights, including a daily A380 service to Tokyo-Narita and a daily Boeing 777 service to Osaka.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency