Emirates to expand Dubai-Dublin route with third daily flight

Dubai-based Emirates will introduce a third daily service between Dubai and Dublin from 26 October 2025. 

 

The move, prompted by "robust demand for direct access to the UAE", will bring the total number of weekly flights to the Irish capital to 21.

 

The added frequency will offer passengers greater flexibility, with the option of morning, afternoon and evening departures, as well as improved connectivity to Emirates’ global network, including key destinations such as Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

 

The new morning service will depart Dubai International (DXB) at 02:10, landing in Dublin Airport (DUB) at 06:25 local time. The return service will leave DUB at 08:25, arriving in DXB at 20:00.

 

All three daily operations will run from Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport and will be operated by the Boeing 777-300ER in a three-class configuration, with eight First Class private suites, 42 lie-flat Business Class seats and 304 Economy Class seats.

 

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This increased capacity arrives as Emirates continues to upgrade its fleet serving Dublin. The airline introduced its newly retrofitted Boeing 777, featuring a four-class cabin with its award-winning Premium Economy and the latest Business Class product, on the Dubai–Dublin route in June 2025.

 

A second refurbished Boeing 777 will be added to the Dublin service from 16 October. 

 

Emirates’ retrofit programme remains one of the most ambitious in the industry, aiming to roll out refreshed cabins to 44 global cities and complete the project by September 2025. 

 

This increased service forms part of a broader Emirates network expansion across 2025, with new routes including Shenzhen, Da Nang, Siem Reap, Hangzhou, Taipei, and Rome and additional frequencies to cities such as Amman, Baghdad, Dammam, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Lyon, Tunis, and Singapore. 

 

Emirates’ continued growth comes after a record annual profit of US$5.8 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, making it the world’s most profitable airline.

The carrier was also recently named the world’s most recommended airline brand by YouGov’s Recommend Rankings in 2024.

 

For more information, visit www.emirates.com