Emirates is increasing frequencies and capacity to Australia with daily Boeing 777-300ER flights to Sydney from November 2nd and flagship A380 service to Sydney from December 1st, 2021. The carrier will also operate four weekly flights to Melbourne from November 2nd.
On Thursday (October 28, 2021), Emirates reaffirmed their commitment to Australia with increased frequencies and boosted capacity, as the country’s borders reopen to fully-vaccinated travelers with quarantine-free travel to Sydney and Melbourne. Starting November 2, 2021, Emirates will increase the frequency on flights EK414/415 between Dubai and Sydney to daily service with a 354-seat Boeing 777-300ER. The carrier will also offer four weekly flights to Melbourne as EK408/409. Starting December 1st, 2021, Emirates will deploy their flagship A380 with daily service on the Dubai-Sydney route. The popular super-jumbo will offer 516 seats in a three class configuration with 14 First Class, 76 Business Class and 426 Economy Class seats.
Commenting on the ramp up of service in Thursday’s announcement, Emirates’ Divisional Vice President for Australasia, Barry Brown, said,
“We are extremely delighted to once again be able to extend our services to Australians, with the capacity and frequency that they deserve. Passengers will appreciate the return to normality – for vaccinated travellers wishing to go home to Australia, this will mean no more restrictions on capacity and no quarantine on arrival into New South Wales or Victoria, ultimately allowing them to see their families sooner. Starting November 1st, Australians will also be able to plan a holiday and travel internationally. Of course, that’s good news for us as we are ready to serve those customers with access to our network spanning more than 120 destinations via our hub in Dubai, which is convenient for those considering a stopover to embrace the wonders of Expo 2020 Dubai.
“We would like to thank our customers for their loyalty as we navigated the challenges together since the start of the pandemic. We are more than ever committed to Australia and it is especially exciting for us to add Sydney to the growing network of destinations served by our popular A380 aircraft. Our customers appreciate the spaciousness and amenities of the flagship A380 and starting in December they will be able to experience the exceptional product when flying to or from Sydney.”
Guests traveling in premium class can relax and dine before flights with complimentary lounge access in Dubai and in select locations across the Emirates network. Additionally, from November 1st customers can enjoy chauffeur-drive service prior to departure and upon arrival in Sydney, Melbourne, Dubai and other destinations worldwide. Emirates’ First and Business Class guests flying from Brisbane and Perth will also have access to chauffer-drive service on departure. Emirates continues to operate service to Brisbane and Perth with government-mandated capacity restrictions in place, which require passengers to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine until restrictions are relaxed in Queensland and Western Australia.
Customers of Emirates and Qantas also enjoy seamless connectivity to an expansive network of additional destinations through the airlines codeshare partnership. Qantas customers will enjoy onward connections via Dubai to over 50 cities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, while in addition to over 120 destinations the Emirates flies to, their guests have access to over 55 Australian destinations with Qantas.
Source: Emirates
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