Emirates to launch daily flights to...

Israeli travellers will be able to connect via Dubai to Emirates’ network of more than 120 destinations

Dubai carrier Emirates will launch a daily non-stop flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv in Israel from 6 December 2021.

With a duration of approximately four hours, flight EK931 is scheduled to depart Dubai at 2.50pm, arriving at Ben Gurion Airport at 4.25pm local time. The return flight on EK932 will depart Tel Aviv at 6.25pm, arriving in Dubai at 11.25pm local time.

The airline will deploy its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, offering private suites in first class and lie-flat seats in business class.

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The new flights will introduce inbound connections to Tel Aviv from close to 30 Emirates gateways across Australia, the US, Brazil, Mexico, India and South Africa.

In addition, Emirates’ customers can also benefit from the airline’s codeshare partnership with Flydubai, adding connectivity points across the combined networks of both carriers, which currently consists of 210 destinations in 100 countries.

Emirates Airline chief commercial officer Adnan Kazim said: “With the start of services in just a few weeks, Emirates will provide more options for travellers to fly better to and from Tel Aviv via Dubai. We also look forward to welcoming more business and leisure travellers from Israel to Dubai, and onwards to other destinations on Emirates’ network.”

For more information, visit www.emirates.com