Emirates Airlines unveils new flights to Saudi Arabia and St Petersburg
Today, Emirates Airlines announced the resumption of its services to Saudi Arabia, starting from September 11, and to St Petersburg by October 8, 2021.
This announcement constitutes an important addition to Emirates' operations, which continues to safely expand and restore its global network of stations to pre-pandemic levels, as a result of the relaxation of international entry protocols and in response to the continued growth in demand for travel.
Dubai continues to top the list of destinations for Russian tourists, offering a mix of great winter weather, world-class hotels to suit all budgets, shopping opportunities and a host of new attractions that encourage repeat visits.
And Emirates Airlines indicated that, starting from the eighth of next October, it will operate between Dubai and St. Petersburg four flights per week with “Boeing 777-300” aircraft in the three classes, as the service will be enhanced to a daily flight as of October 21.
As of next Saturday, September 11, Emirates Airlines will start operating 24 weekly flights to Saudi Arabia, including a daily flight to the capital, Riyadh, daily A380 flights to Jeddah, a daily flight to Dammam and three weekly flights to Madinah.
Riyadh service will increase to two flights per day from September 16, and there are also plans to increase the number of flights across other cities by the end of September.
- Riyadh: Emirates flight (EK 2817) departs Dubai daily at 4:40 pm and lands at King Khalid International Airport at 5:50 pm.
As for the return flight (EK 2818), it leaves Riyadh at 8:10 pm and arrives at Dubai International Airport at 11:20 pm.
- Jeddah: Emirates flight (EK 2803) departs Dubai daily at four in the afternoon and lands at King Abdulaziz International Airport at six in the evening.
The return flight (EK 2804) departs Jeddah at 9:20 pm and arrives at Dubai International Airport at 1 am.
- Dammam: Emirates flight (EK 2821) departs Dubai daily at 8:50 pm and lands at King Fahd International Airport at 9:20 pm.
The return flight (EK 2822) leaves Dammam at 10:45 pm and arrives at Dubai International Airport at 1 am.
- Madinah: Emirates flight (EK 2809) departs Dubai (3 times a week) at 4:30 pm and lands at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport at 6 pm.
As for the return flight (EK 2810), it leaves Madinah at eight in the evening and arrives at Dubai International Airport at 11:40 at night.
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