Emirates airline takes significant steps to restore its Australia capacity by increasing its service to two major cities – Sydney and Melbourne, a press release said Monday.
The airline will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route.
From 26 March, Melbourne will increase from two to three daily services between Emirates’ Dubai hub via Singapore, with a third direct service to also begin to Sydney from 1 May.
The service increase follows the airline’s recent announcement around double daily flights to Brisbane, starting from 1 June.
By mid-year, Emirates will be operating 63 weekly services to Australia with the capacity to transport more than 55,000 passengers per week to and from its major cities.
The Christchurch service via Sydney, restarting 26 March, will offer the only opportunity for passengers between the two cities to fly on an A380, Emirates’ flagship aircraft.
Emirates has been serving Australia for more than 25 years, progressively growing its services to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and other destinations via its Dubai hub since 1996.
Presently Emirates operates 21 flights a week to Dhaka and from Dubai offers convenient connections to over 130 cities worldwide.
