Dubai: Emirates announces increased flights to 18 destinations over next 5 months

Dubai: Emirates announces increased flights to 18 destinations over next 5 months

The ramped up operations include services to Europe, Australia and Africa, while more cities in East Asia will see route restarts

By Web Desk Published: Tue 14 Mar 2023, 11:50 AM Last updated: Tue 14 Mar 2023, 11:52 AM

Emirates has boosted operations by 31 per cent (total ASKMs) since the start of its financial year and has further plans to ramp up seat capacity, in its latest published northern summer schedule starting March 26, 2023.

In the past months, the airline has planned and executed the rapid growth of its network operations – reintroducing services to 5 cities; launching flights to 1 new destination (Tel Aviv), adding 251 weekly flights onto existing routes; and continuing the roll-out of service enhancements in the air and on the ground.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer said: "Emirates continues to expand its global network and deploy its capacity to meet travel demand across the world. Our financial year started relatively quietly as we held back our ramp up until the planned northern runway rehabilitation program at Dubai International airport was completed in June. From July 2022 onwards, it’s been non-stop expansion."

He added: "Customer demand has been very strong, and our forward bookings are also robust. Emirates