In a massive boost to air capacity to the Middle East and beyond, Emirates will increase flights between Dubai and Brisbane to twice daily from 1 June 2023.
Currently operating a daily A380 service between the destinations, Emirates will add daily B777-300ER flights with 354 seats to the route, or the equivalent of over a quarter of a million seats a year.
Consequently, Emirates returns to its pre-pandemic schedule in Brisbane, with B777 flights departing BNE at 0250 and A380 services departing at 2100.
Brisbane Airport Corporation CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff said the move was “a huge vote of confidence in the Brisbane and Queensland market”.
“It effectively doubles overnight the Emirates capacity between the two cities, delivering more seats for major Middle East and European markets,” he remarked.
“In terms of rebuilding what was lost by Covid, this is a significant brick in the wall.
“In October we will celebrate 20 years since Emirates began flying into Brisbane. Through the depths of the pandemic, the airline continued to provide a lifeline to repatriate Australians and enable crucial Queensland exports to continue.”
Another milestone
Emirates regional sales manager Dean Cleaver said the announcement was “another important milestone in the resumption of our Australian capacity and reaffirms our longstanding commitment to flying down under”.
“Our second daily service to Brisbane begins as we proudly celebrate 20 years of flying to the Sunshine State,” he added.
“Not only will this service cater to the demand of Australians looking to travel overseas, but also welcome more travellers and tourists to enjoy Queensland, Australia’s tourism Mecca.
“The additional service combined with our daily A380 to Brisbane means Emirates will offer almost 12,000 seats to and from Brisbane every week.”
The Emirates increase was secured under Queensland’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund.
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