With Dubai opening up, Emirates spreads wings again

With Dubai opening up for business and travel, its flag carrier Emirates is expanding again.

It has announced it will resume daily flights to Istanbul from 21 December.

"In tandem with the gradual return of travel confidence and demand, Emirates continues to rebuild its network..." the airline said.


The addition of Istanbul expands Emirates’ European network to 31 destinations.

Emirates flight EK 121 will depart Dubai at 14:20 hrs, arriving in Istanbul at 18:20 hrs. The return flight, EK 122, will depart Istanbul at 20:05hrs, arriving in Dubai at 01:20 hrs the following day.

Last week, the airline said it plans to induct three more Airbus 380 jumbo jets in its fleet in 2020, as it anticipates travel picking up in 2021.

Since its entry into the Emirates fleet 12 years ago, the airline has a fleet of 116 A380 in its fleet.