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Emirates to increase flights to London Heathrow – Business Traveller

15Aug

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Emirates to increase flights to London Heathrow – Business Traveller

Emirates has announced plans to operate an additional five-a-week service to London Heathrow during the winter season, owing to anticipated demand. Flights will be operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (first, business and economy) from 31 October, 2023 until 30 March, 2024. The additional service will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and complement the existing six daily A380 flights to the London hub. Flight schedules are as follows: EK41 departs Dubai 1320, arrives at London Heathrow at 1720 EK42 departs London Heathrow at 2015, arrives at Dubai at 0715 the following day Richard Jewsbury, Emirates divisional vice president in the UK, commented: “As we gear up to the peak travel season this winter, we’re pleased to offer customers enhance...

Emirates celebrates 15th anniversary of A380 flights – Business Traveller

Emirates is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its A380 superjumbo operations this week. The first commercial service for the carrier’s double decker aircraft took place between Dubai and New York on 1 August, 2008. Business Traveller was on the delivery flight for Emirates’ first A380 (between Airbus’ Hamburg plant and Dubai) a few days earlier, and our review can be seen here. Fast forward to 2023 and the Gulf carrier now has 116 A380s in its fleet – in fact Emirates took delivery of a total of 123 superjumbos before production of the aircraft was halted, but a handful have since been retired. Emirates to upcycle retired A380 into bespoke furniture and memorabilia To mark the milestone Emirates has published a few facts and figures regarding its A380 fleet, including: With a flight ...

Emirates launches private jet on-demand charter service for GCC travel – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has launched an on-demand regional charter service for customers who want to make short trips in the GCC from Dubai’s Al Maktoum International airport (DWC). Operated by the airline’s Phenom 100 twin-engine aircraft, customers can fly to a range of GCC destinations both within and outside of the existing Emirates network. These include to points in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and within the UAE itself too. The aircraft seats up to four passengers, and travellers on the short flights are offered a hamper of light bites and refreshments. Each passenger can check in one medium-sized bag weighing up to 15kg, in addition to a carry-on handbag. In Dubai, customers of the charter service can avail of the Emirates Chauffeur Drive Services to transport them to...