A second United Arab Emirates airline will fire-up services between Australia and London, with Emirates confirming its planned restart of scheduled flights to/from Sydney and Melbourne, starting 21 May 2020. Earlier in the week, Etihad Airways revealed its intention to begin services on Friday 15 May.

Singapore Airlines achieved the highest customer satisfaction rating among international airlines operating to and from Australia during the month of November, according to the latest Roy Morgan research.

Dubai-based airline to donate 10% of inflight sales and match contributions dollar-for-dollar, uses global reach to maintain awareness and support for recovery efforts.

A masterclass in the appreciation of Ceylon Tea took place at 40,000 feet when Emirates and Dilmah celebrated a 27-year partnership on board an Emirates A380 flight from Dubai to London this week. Held at the A380 On-board Lounge by Dilhan Fernando, CEO, Dilmah Tea and the founder of Dilmah, Merrill J. Fernando ahead of International Tea Day on 15 December, the masterclass was the first of its kind held in the skies.

Emirates has introduced its first remote check-in terminal outside of an airport to provide seamless connections for cruise passengers in Dubai. Located at Port Rashid, the check-in facility is available to passengers disembarking from a cruise ship who are connecting with an Emirates flight all at the same locational facility.

Emirates is serving its guests Bavarian specialties on board and in its airport lounges to celebrate Oktoberfest this year. From 21 September to 6 October 2019, customers between Dubai and Germany will be able to enjoy regional food and drinks in all classes of travel on board.

Australians looking to bask in the European Summer will be able to enjoy more of Portugal, as Emirates has launched its new four times weekly service to Porto, its second destination in Portugal. The new service provides Australians travellers with a direct flight to the popular city in the north of the country.

APT has released a special Emirates’ Business Class fare of $995 for guests booking its Magnificent Europe, Voyage Through the Balkans and Imperial Europe cruise holidays, for travel between August and November 2019.

Emirates and SpiceJet have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a reciprocal codeshare agreement, which is set to open new routes and destinations for passengers travelling between India and popular destinations across Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East.

Emirates has resumed its operations to Zagreb for summer, serving the route until 26 October 2019. Its partner airline, flydubai, will then begin to operate during the winter season. The strategic partnership between both airlines ensures capacity is deployed to best serve customer demand.

Emirates will introduce a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1 July 2019. The additional flight means that Emirates customers will now have 11 daily flight options to and from three London airports.

Emirates will offer four weekly services between Portugal’s second largest city, Porto, and Dubai from 2 July 2019. Porto will become Emirates’ second destination in Portugal after its capital, Lisbon, which the airline currently serves with two flights a day.