Dubai’s Emirates to add extra flights, more seats across GCC, Middle East

Dubai carrier Emirates has announced that it will offer more flights across seven cities in the GCC and Middle East during Eid ul Fitr holidays.

The airline will be adding 23 flights and additional seats with the deployment of A380s and Boeing 777s between April 28 and May 8 to four cities in Saudi Arabia, as well as to Kuwait, Beirut, and Amman.

With Eid Al Fitr approaching and more travelers planning to take to the skies, @emirates is responding by offering more flights across seven cities in the GCC and the Middle East.https://t.co/rREKllSHtY pic.twitter.com/mWAV1Hq49C

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 26, 2022

Emirates will be layering on two additional flights on May 2 and 8 in Saudi Arabia to serve demand in and out of Riyadh. In Jeddah, the airline will add five flights served by its Boeing 777, and will be upgrading one of its existing flights to an A380. Medina will also be served with four additional flights during this time, and travellers from Dammam will also have the option of one extra flight on April 28.

Emirates will be layering on three flights served by its Boeing 777s to the airline’s existing Beirut schedule. Amman flights served by the Boeing 777 will also be upgraded with higher seat capacities. The airline will be serving a Eid menu for customers between May 2-5 for all GCC, Middle East and North Africa flights departing from and arriving to Dubai.

Customers can enjoy up to 5,000 channels of entertainment featuring over 100 Arabic movies; 400 channels of Arabic music; 13 channels of Arabic podcasts and audiobooks; the Holy Quran and more with ice, the carrier’s inflight entertainment system.

Tickets can be purchased on the carrier’s website, at its sales offices or via travel and online travel agents.

The carrier announced earlier this month that it would launch NFTs and experiences in the metaverse for its customers and employees. The first projects are already underway, with launch anticipated in the coming months, it added.

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