Emirates has revealed it will almost double the number of flights to London Heathrow from Dubai to cater to the demand during the busy winter season.
Açcording to the report, it will operate an extra five-a-week service from 31 October 2023 until 30 March 2024, with wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Currently there are six daily A380 flights. The airline is hiring cabin crew and has been recruiting globally since 2022.
It was learnt that this temporary service will meet market demand during the busy winter season and offer customers more travel choices.
Emirates that is currently serves London Heathrow with six daily A380 flights, said the additional flight will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and will be served by Emirates’ wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, fitted in a three-class configuration split between First, Business and Economy classes.
Emirates flight EK41 will depart Dubai at 13:20hrs and arrive at London Heathrow at 17:20hrs, local time. The return flight, EK42, will depart London Heathrow at 20:15hrs and arrive in Dubai at 07:15hrs local time, the following day.
The airline continues to restore its UK services with the recent resumption of its iconic A380 service to Birmingham and Glasgow, double daily services to Stansted, and enhanced services to Newcastle and London Gatwick.
Emirates currently serves the UK with 126 weekly flights including: six times daily A380 service to London Heathrow; three times daily A380 service to Gatwick; twice daily service to Stansted; three times daily A380 service to Manchester; double daily service to Birmingham (including a daily A380 service); daily service to Newcastle; and a daily A380 service to Glasgow.