Emirates resumes second daily flight to Beirut from 1 April

DUBAI / BEIRUT – Emirates will reinstate its second daily flight between Dubai and Beirut starting 1 April 2025. The second service, operated with a Boeing 777-300ER, will boost weekly passenger capacity by more than 5,000 seats both ways, offering customers flexibility and catering to the growing demand.

Emirates’ flight EK957 will take off from Dubai at 0730hrs, arriving in Beirut at 1035hrs. The return flight EK958 will depart from Beirut at 1205hrs and will arrive in Dubai at 1655hrs. (All times are local.)

The additional daily flight will offer travellers from Beirut a second option to visit friends and family in Dubai. This service is also a convenient, seamless layover for those connecting and traveling beyond Dubai to Emirates’ destinations such as Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal, Toronto, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Mauritius, and other key points across Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Emirates celebrates 25 years of flying to Sydney

Also Emirates is celebrating 25 years of flying to Sydney. Having launched its service to Sydney in March 2000 with four weekly flights via Singapore, the airline now offers three daily, direct flights to and from Dubai and beyond connecting Australians with over 140 destinations across the world. To date, Emirates has connected over nine million passengers with Australia’s iconic harbour city, on more than 35,000 flights.

With three daily flights operated by the iconic four-class A380, Emirates connects travellers to some of the most popular destinations in its global network including London, Manchester, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Dublin, Rome, Athens, Paris and Beirut.

Key Milestones

Emirates is committed to offering passengers travelling in and out of Sydney with unrivalled connectivity and the best experience in the air and on the ground, underscoring its commitment to serving and expanding one of the airline’s most strategically important markets.

In August 2003, Emirates launched its first service between Dubai and Christchurch via Sydney, seamlessly connecting Australians with New Zealand on the airline’s widebody aircraft. The success of the service saw the introduction of Emirates’ A380 on the route in October 2016, offering passengers the only opportunity to travel across the Trans-Tasman on an A380.

Emirates opened its Sydney Airport Lounge in February 2006, offering First Class and Business Class passengers a luxurious space to relax and unwind before their flights. The Emirates Lounge in Sydney is one of four lounges in Australia as part of Emirates’ nearly 40 lounge strong network worldwide.

In 2022, Sydney became one of the first cities in Emirates’ global network to receive the new Premium Economy cabin on its refurbished A380 aircraft, as part of the airline’s multi-billion dollar retrofit programme. Its popularity and success paved the way for the introduction of an additional daily service from Sydney, two daily services from Melbourne, and a daily service from Brisbane.

Further building on its commitment to enhancing the customer experience, Emirates upgraded its services to an all-A380 operation in 2023, allowing the airline to offer more than 20,300 weekly seats between Sydney and Dubai and offering passengers more choice and access to its award-winning Premium Economy product, upgraded cabins as well as enhanced interiors.

Emirates recently collaborated with Sydney Airport to offer its Premium Check-In, Ascent, to the airline’s customers, providing First Class passengers access to a seamless and exclusive check-in area.

In addition to introducing the latest products and services, Emirates has demonstrated its commitment to Sydney and Australia through its formidable sponsorship portfolio, partnering with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in a relationship that dates back to 2002. Through this partnership, Emirates connects fans with talented artists and musicians across the world, solidifying its ongoing support for music and arts globally.

Barry Brown, Divisional Vice President Australasia at Emiratessays, “Sydney is such an iconic city, it’s no wonder that it remains one of our top destinations from Dubai, with over 15,000 passengers flying to and from Sydney with Emirates each week. Over the years, Emirates has responded to growing travel demand with agility, by boosting capacity into Sydney from four-weekly to three-daily direct services and offering more travellers the opportunity to experience the city’s fantastic beaches, stunning harbour and beautiful coastline. As we look ahead, we will continue to elevate the customer experience in line with the ever-changing travel trends, bringing industry-leading products to Australia and continuing to offer seamless connectivity to Dubai and beyond.”

To mark the anniversary, passengers flying with Emirates between Sydney and Dubai on 26 March can look forward to a range of Australian-inspired meals and snacks onboard, including the airline’s version of pavlova, Lamington Cake and Bundt Cake.

Emirates currently operates 77 weekly return services to Australia and offers over 68,000 seats to and from its five major gateways, operating three daily return services from Dubai to Melbourne and Sydney, two daily flights to Brisbane and Perth, and a daily service to Adelaide.

Emirates also facilitates ever important cargo to and from Australia, serving as a critical airlink to help increase investment flows and realise the benefits of the CEPA agreement between the UAE and Australia.

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