Emirates is resuming flights to London Gatwick Airport from Friday December 10 in another boost to expats looking to head home for the Christmas holidays.
The continued easing of travel restrictions has also led to an upsurge in passenger demand for holiday makers coming into the UAE from the UK, and Emirates has responded in kind by getting more planes into the air.
Flight EK015, will depart Dubai International at 7.40am and arrive in London Gatwick at 11.40am, while flight EK016 will depart London Gatwick at 1.35pm and arrive in Dubai at 12.40am the following day (all times are local).
The addition of London Gatwick Airport to flight schedules in December will restore Emirates’ UK operations to six gateways, alongside the six times daily London Heathrow service; double daily flights to Manchester, ten weekly service to Birmingham, daily service to Glasgow, and four weekly service to Newcastle.
By the end of December, the airline will offer 84 weekly flights to the UK.
The UK recently announced that it will accept vaccination certificates from 55 countries including the UAE from 4 October.
It means travellers arriving in the UK no longer need to self-isolate.
But in a bid to maintain safety standards as the world continues its receovery from the pandemic, Emirates has and scaled up its digital verification capabilities utilise the IATA Travel Pass, which can now be used across 50 airports served by the airline.
The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app that stores and manages verified certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines, facilitating smoother checks ahead of travel.
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