Emirates to ramp up its Australian operations

Emirates has announced that it is ramping up its Australian operations. The airline is enhancing connectivity to Brisbane and Perth.

Brisbane

Starting 1st October 2024, Emirates will deploy the Airbus A380 on its second daily flight EK430/431. The flight will depart Dubai at 0230hrs, arriving in Brisbane at 2220hrs. Emirates’ return flight EK431 will depart Brisbane at 0155hrs, arriving in Dubai at 1005hrs. The flights are being upgauged from a B777 to a A380.

Perth

As of 1st December 2024, the Dubai-based airline will operate a second daily flight to Perth. Emirates flight EK424 will depart from Dubai at 0915hrs and arrive in Perth at 0005hrs the following day. Emirates’ return flight EK425 will depart from Perth at 0600hrs and arrive in Dubai at 1310hrs. Flights will be operated by Boeing B777-300ERs.

We’re pleased to offer more choice and opportunities for Australians traveling from Brisbane and Perth through the ramp up of our operations. It’s a demonstration of the importance of both gateways for tourism and trade, and Emirates’ commitment to ensure convenient schedules and comfortable connections to and through Dubai. Whether it’s the advantage of seamless afternoon connections from Dubai to a wealth of destinations across Europe on the second Perth flight, or a full A380 experience to and from Brisbane to close to 50 cities served by our flagship, we’re creating access to diverse opportunities for business, leisure, culture, and more.

The ramp up is also a testament to our commitment in enhancing global connectivity to our Australian gateways and supporting tourism and trade growth opportunities.

said Barry Brown, Divisional Vice President – Australasia, Emirates.

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Through upgraded A380 operations to Brisbane and the resumption of Emirates’ second service to Perth, the airline will increase weekly capacity to Australia by an additional 6,900 seats. Passengers flying from Brisbane to popular destinations including the UK, Italy, France, Turkey, Pakistan, and Egypt will benefit from the boost in seat capacity offered by the airline’s double daily A380 services.

Started in June 2023, Emirates’ second Brisbane service EK430/431 on the Boeing 777-300ER was made possible by the Queensland government’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund. The additional flight was estimated to bring in an additional 129,210 seats, including an estimated 38,610 visitors to Queensland and generate overnight visitor expenditure of $75 million a year. Thanks to this fund, Emirates is now able to upgauge this service to the A380 and bring further travel and business opportunities to Queensland.

Emirates currently serves Australia with 63 weekly flights to Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, operated by a mix of A380 and Boeing B777 aircraft transporting 56,000 passengers per week to and from these major cities. The airline has recently announced doubling its Premium Economy offering on flights to Melbourne starting from 1st February, adding to the twice daily four-class A380 services to Sydney.

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