EMIRATES WILL begin a new daily Dublin-Dubai service from January. The new service, which will operate from T2, will expand Dublin Airport’s direct links to the Middle East and open up onward connections to India, Africa, southeast Asia, Australia and China.
Emirates, which has a significant route network in Europe, had looked at Dublin previously, but additional long haul capacity at T2 played a key role in convincing it to invest in Dublin.
The airline will operate daily flights to Dubai from January 9th with an Airbus A330-200 offering a choice of first, business and economy class travel. It will also give its Emirates SkyCargo business a direct service to Dublin, as it will offer cargo capacity on every passenger flight.
The new service to Dubai is the second new long haul route to be launched from T2 since the facility opened. Earlier this year, US Airways added a seasonal daily service to Charlotte, North Carolina to its existing Dublin-Philadelphia service.