Emirates will restart a second daily flight on the Sydney-Dubai route, served by A380 aircraft, starting 1 March. The frequency upgrade comes as Australia prepares to reopen its international borders to overseas travellers on 21 February.

In line with the restoration of Emirates’ network and upsurge in travel demand, passengers travelling in premium cabins as well as Skywards members in select membership tiers will have access to more than 120 lounges by February.

Emirates is bolstering capacity on its trunk Australian routes to Sydney and Melbourne as the country prepares to reopen its borders to international travel from 1 November 2021.

Qantas and Emirates will seek a further five-year extension of their joint aviation partnership with regulators, such as the ACCC, which will assist the airlines’ businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19. The arrangement provides benefits to the public, expanding the scope of each carriers’ networks across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK.

Emirates has enlisted Byron Bay action-hero, Chris Hemsworth, as the face of a new global campaign to push Expo 2020 Dubai.

Emirates customers flying to and from any of the airline’s destinations in Africa can now pack in more into their trips.

Emirates is rolling out a redesigned premium cabin experience aboard its Airbus A380 double-decker fleet.

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (21 October), Bologna (1 November), Dusseldorf (1 November), Hamburg (1 November) and Lyon (4 November), expanding its European network to 31 destinations and offering customers around the world convenient connections via Dubai.

Emirates has revealed it has returned over AED 5 billion (AU$1.9 billion) in COVID-19 related travel refunds to date, making strong and steady progress on its commitment to customers to complete pending refunds

A new, state-of-the-art online gateway to serve travel trade partners across the globe has been unveiled by Emirates.

Emirates will deploy A380s on its daily Amsterdam service and add a second daily superjumbo service to London Heathrow starting from 1 August.

Premium customers flying with Emirates can, effective immediately, enjoy the Dubai-based carriers signature Chauffeur Drive Service (CDS) and airport lounge at its Arab hub with the restart of these services following a full health and safety review.