Emirates boosts flight schedule ahead of Eid Al Fitr

Monday, 24 March 2025 13:08

By ARN News Centre

Emirates is deploying an additional 17 flights to destinations in the Middle East from March 26 to April 6, as the airline gears up for a busy travel period for Eid Al Fitr.

Over 371,000 customers are expected to fly with the airline during the Eid Al Fitr break from around the region, with additional flights planned for Jeddah, Kuwait, Dammam and Amman.

Emirates will add six flights to/from Amman and another five flights between Dammam and Dubai. The airline will be layering on an extra four flights from Jeddah, and the airline’s flight schedule from Kuwait will be extended to two more services.

The additional services provide more flexibility to venture to popular destinations in Thailand including Bangkok and Phuket, the UK, gateways across the US, South Africa and Mumbai, Karachi and Cairo.

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