Emirates announced today seven new cities to be served by its A350, as more newly delivered aircraft featuring the airline’s latest cabin innovations enter scheduled service. With the latest tranche of planned Emirates A350 deployments, the airline is expanding the list of its short to medium-haul destinations in the Middle East, GCC and Europe.
For the first time, the Emirates A350 will also make its debut in Africa and Southeast Asia.
“Our strategic A350 expansion across diverse geographies in the Middle East/GCC, Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia leverages the aircraft’s operational flexibility and efficiency while offering more customers expanded premium travel options and the opportunity to experience our latest generation interiors like Business Class and Premium Economy along with plenty of thoughtful touches throughout every cabin, now available in more cities than ever before,” stated Adnan Kazim, deputy president and chief commercial officer, Emirates Airline.
Seven new destinations
The airline’s latest A350 fleet additions will start scheduled operations to the following destinations:
- Tunis: Airline will operate the A350 six times weekly (all days except for Tuesday) on EK 747/748 from June 1.
- Amman: EK 905/906 will be served daily by the Emirates A350 from June 1.
- Istanbul: The Emirates A350 will land in the city for the first time to commence daily operations on EK 117/118 from July 1.
- Dammam: The Emirates A350’s first debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will start on July 1 on flights EK 827/828.
- Ho Chi Minh City: The Emirates A350’s first foray into Southeast Asia will begin on August 1 on the daily EK364/365.
- Baghdad: Emirates will operate its A350 to the city three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday and Sunday) on EK 941/943 from August 3.
- Oslo: The Emirates A350 will debut in Oslo for the first time on September 1 on its daily EK 159/160.
Emirates flights to the seven A350 destinations go on sale today and can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, Emirates Retail Stores, or via travel agents. Emirates will announce more A350 destinations, including long-haul routes, in the coming months as new aircraft join its fleet.
“The introduction of this aircraft and layering it on existing route schedules also enables Emirates to maintain a compelling competitive position as the airline of choice for discerning travelers looking for a unique slate of connectivity options and elevated onboard experiences they can’t have with any other carrier,” added Kazim.
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A350 services expand in Bahrain and Kuwait
In addition to the newly added cities, Emirates will layer on more A350 services to Bahrain and Kuwait. Bahrain will become a nearly all-A350 operation with the addition of the third daily EK 835/836 flight from June 1.
Meanwhile, Kuwait will be served by a second A350 flight on the daily EK 857/858 from October 1. In addition, Bologna will receive its first A350 on June 1, one month ahead of its latest announced deployment date.
The Emirates A350 features three spacious cabin classes, accommodating 312 passengers in 32 next-generation Business Class lie-flat seats in a 1-2-1 configuration and a mini-bar for quick snacks, 21 Premium Economy seats and 259 generously pitched Economy Class seats. The latest onboard products reflect the airline’s commitment to delivering a premium passenger experience along with elevated comfort across every cabin class.
