Emirates to reach pre-pandemic capacity in Australia as travel demand soars

Emirates to reach pre-pandemic capacity in Australia as travel demand soars

Emirates plans to boost flights to pre-pandemic levels to Melbourne and Sydney amid soaring international travel demand to and from Australia, emphasising the airline’s continued recovery across its network.

The world’s largest long-haul airline will increase daily services from Melbourne, starting on March 26, from two to three flights from its Dubai hub via Singapore, Emirates said on Monday.

It will also add a third direct service to Sydney from May 1. The two services will operate on a Boeing-777 300ER.

The carrier will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand, via Sydney from March 26, offering a new path across the trans-Tasman route and the only opportunity to fly the Airbus A380 between the two cities.

Emirates said it would operate 63 weekly services to Australia by the middle of the year from 49 weekly flights currently, with the capacity to fly more than 55,000 passengers a week to and from its major cities, paving the way for its return as the largest foreign carrier operating in the country.

“We continue to record significant demand for our services, so we’re dedicated to offering Australians and travellers more options to travel, including the likes of our new Premium Economy cabin, with Australia being one of