Emirates to resume thrice-weekly flights from Dubai to Malta

  • Date: 10-Jun-2021
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates to resume thrice-weekly flights from Dubai to Malta

Emirates will resume its thrice-weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, from July 14, 2021. Travellers from the UAE can avail of quarantine-free travel to the Mediterranean country. The airline's European network will therefore have increased to 34 destinations. Flights to and from Malta will operate through the airline's existing Larnaca service on its two-class Boeing 777-200LR. Emirates flight EK109 will depart Dubai every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 8am, arriving in Larnaca at 11.10am. The flight will leave Larnaca at 12.20pm, arriving in Malta at 2.05pm. Emirates customers can also avail of the carrier's codeshare agreement with Air Malta for further travel to European destinations from Malta. The return flight, EK110 leaves Malta at 3.35pm, arriving in Larnaca at 7pm. It will leave Larnaca at 8.10pm, arriving 1.05am in Dubai the next day. Effective June 2, 2021, Emirates customers travelling to Malta, who are 5 years old and above, are required to hold a negative Covid-19 test certificate for a test taken within 72 hours of arrival in Malta. Passengers must also present a completed Passenger Locator Form (PLF) and a negative Covid-19 PCR test certificate at check-in to be accepted for travel to Malta. Fully vaccinated Maltese nationals