Emirates to increase Dubai-Gatwick flights

Emirates is adding a fourth daily flight between Gatwick in the UK and Dubai in the UAE  from 8 February 2026.

The service, which will bring the airline’s London operations to 12 flights a day across three airports, will use the Airbus A350 aircraft.

The flight from Gatwick will depart at 11.55pm and land in Dubai at 11am, while the Dubai departure will be at 5.05pm with an arrival at Gatwick at 8.50pm.

Gatwick will be the second UK destination to receive Emirates’ new Airbus A350 aircraft, after Edinburgh.

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The fourth daily frequency will expand Emirates’ UK operations to 140 weekly flights across Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The Heathrow service operates six times a day, Stansted twice a day, Manchester three times a day, Birmingham twice a day and Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh offer one flight a day.

For more information, visit www.emirates.com