The world's largest international airline has announced that it will resume services to its North-eastern hub with four weekly flights, operated by B77 aircraft, across two classes. The airline have revealed that the first flight, EK033,will depart from Dubai International (DXB) at 14:30 and arrive in Newcastle (NCL) at 19:10, whereas the EK034 will depart from Newcaslt at 21:10 and arrive in Dubai the following day at 07:25.

Emirates have also announced its plan to 'scale up' its operations to and from London Heathrow (LHR) and will see it offering six times daily operation with five A38- services from 31 October. They have also upgraded the Ek005/006 service to Heathrow from a B777 to the A380 from 15 October with an additional B777 to Heathrow (EK031/EK032) on the same date. The flight EK031/EK032 will updgraded to the A380 from 31 October.

Richard Jewsbury, Divisional Vice President UK at Emirates commented, “We’re incredibly pleased to resume Emirates flights to and from Newcastle, helping reconnect communities and businesses in the North East with Emirates’ extensive global network. Since the UAE moved to the UK’s ‘amber list’ we’ve seen huge demand from passengers eagerly making travel plans - whether it’s to see family and friends, for education, business, or a long-awaited holiday. We look forward to welcoming passengers back onboard an Emirates flight soon.”

By the end of October, the airline will offer 77 weekly flights to the UK, including the six times daily London Heathrow operation; double daily A380 flights to Manchester, a ten weekly service to Birmingham, a daily service to Glasgow, and a four weekly service to Newcastle. The increase in operations will make it easier for UK customers to access Emirates’ growing global network of 120 destinations - close to 90% of Emirates’ pre-pandemic network.

Nick Jones, Chief Executive of Newcastle Airport said, “We are delighted that Emirates has brought forward its return to Newcastle International Airport and the North East with four weekly flights throughout the winter starting from the 15th October.  A change of flight times to an evening departure will mean passengers can maximise their stay in Dubai whether on holiday or business whilst also ensuring connectivity to worldwide destinations via the Emirates network.”

By the end of October, the airline will offer 77 weekly flights to the UK, including the six times daily London Heathrow operation; double daily A380 flights to Manchester, a ten weekly service to Birmingham, a daily service to Glasgow, and a four weekly service to Newcastle. The increase in operations will make it easier for UK customers to access Emirates’ growing global network of 120 destinations - close to 90% of Emirates’ pre-pandemic network.

The airline has responded to customer demand across Europe, so they have brought forward its plans to introduce extra flights and capacity to other key cities, including Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Munich, Rome, and Zurich. 

Emirates advise that although the UAE has been moved on to the 'amber' list for travel, travellers arriving in the UK from Dubai no longer need to self-isolate providing they have been fully vaccinated in the UK, EU or US. The latest travel requirements to the UK can be found on this link: https://www.emirates.com/english/help/covid-19/travel-requirements-by-destination/#81338