“Boost for business” with four weekly flights to Dubai and return to Newcastle International Airport

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The resumption of flights between Dubai and Newcastle will be a “boost for businesses” in the northeast when the world’s largest airline resumes them next Friday.

Four flights per week will connect the North East to the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, opening up tourism and business opportunities in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

And demand is strong, with seats on the first flight on Friday, October 15 already 65% ​​reserved.

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One of them is Sam Freeman, who will fly to Dubai later this month for a “well-deserved” vacation with his wife Grace.

Freeman, from Northallerton, said: “We are delighted. I have never flown with Emirates before, and this is the first time we have flown since the pandemic. We are planning to snorkel, to go to the Burj Khalifa and to ride camels in the desert. “



Sam Freeman and his wife Grace, who are flying to Dubai later this month

However, this trip is not the first time Freeman has attempted to fly this year. He said: “Newcastle being a smaller airport, we are concerned that our flight will be canceled due to lack of demand. Earlier this summer we tried to get to Spain, the government was allowing us and the Spain was welcoming us, but there weren’t enough people to fill the plane, so it was canceled. “

Richard Jewsbury, Emirates UK divisional vice president, said: “From an overseas business perspective it is very important to have a nonstop flight from Dubai to the North East.

“Dubai is a major business center in its own right, but also an entry point to the Indian subcontinent, and in addition to the restarting of trade links between the UK and the UAE, you also have the freight opportunity.

Despite the ability for companies to reconnect globally, this is currently not the primary driver for those who book Emirates flights.

With tourism reopening, passengers can visit friends and family – many for the first time since before the pandemic began in 2019. And Dubai’s removal from the redlist means it’s a destination. popular for some autumn sunshine as colder weather sets in in the UK.

Jewishbury said: “Reconnecting families globally appears to generate immediate demand, and a lot of people are flying to the Indian subcontinent. “

“Right now, two of the main markets are Dubai and the Maldives. Families are eager to spend some quality together abroad as the nights get colder, darker and wetter.

Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, there will only be a few noticeable changes from pre-pandemic flights.

Flight time has been moved from afternoon to evening – the 9:10 pm departure means passengers will arrive in Dubai in the morning. The crew will also wear PPE and passengers will be asked to do the same when not eating or drinking.

Freeman said: “I am anxious for 8 hours with a face mask, it takes a long time to have one!”

Hebrewsbury said: “It will look and feel slightly different, but passengers will enjoy the same warm welcome, quality of food, drink and service that they would expect. “

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