Emirates will restart a second daily flight on the Sydney-Dubai route, served by A380 aircraft, starting 1 March. The frequency upgrade comes as Australia prepares to reopen its international borders to overseas travellers on 21 February.
The additional daily frequency between Sydney and Dubai will operate as EK412/413, with tickets on sale from today.
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Emirates flight EK412 will depart Dubai daily at 10:15am, arriving in Sydney at 7:00am the next day. From Sydney, EK413 will depart at 9:45pm and arrive in Dubai at 5:15am the next day. With the additional choice of timings to suit their travel plans, Australian and international customers can also book EK414 which flies daily from Dubai, departing at 2:00am and arriving at 10:30pm in Sydney. The return flight from Sydney, EK415, departs at 6:00am and is scheduled to arrive in Dubai at 1:20pm.
The A380 aircraft is also operating daily flights to Melbourne, having been upgraded recently from the Boeing 777-300ER, on 1 February. The upgrade to the double-decker aircraft allows 50% additional capacity to serve anticipated demand arising from the re-opening of Australia’s international borders.
In addition to the capitals of New South Wales and Victoria, served by the iconic A380 aircraft, Emirates also provides passenger services to Brisbane with five weekly flights as well as three flights per week to Perth, both with the airline’s other wide-body aircraft in its fleet, the Boeing 777-300ER.