Emirates ramps up Newcastle schedules with fifth weekly flight
Emirates has scaled up its operations to Newcastle with the addition of a fifth weekly flight.
The extra service has been introduced to meet demand as Emirates has seen a steady uptick in bookings in recent weeks.
The most popular destinations from Newcastle following the easing of travel restrictions include Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket, the Maldives and Sydney.
Flight EK034 departs Newcastle at 21:10 arriving in Dubai at 07:25 the following day with flights leaving Newcastle on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Newcastle continues to be served by Emirates’ wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft, with a two-class configuration of Business and Economy.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates Divisional Vice President in the UK, said: “Scaling up operations to Newcastle will provide even better connectivity to the North East and we’re thrilled to be adding more capacity.”
By October, Emirates will serve the UK with 110 weekly flights across seven UK hubs including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow.
Emirates’ network spans to 130 destinations, across six continents.
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