Emirates is now flying to 137 destinations across 72 countries, with more than 1,300 weekly frequencies, following a progressive restoration of services disrupted earlier this year. The airline says it has recovered 96% of its global network, representing 75% of pre-disruption capacity, with routes across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia back in operation.
During the disruption period, which ran from 1 March to 30 April, the airline carried 4.7 million passengers.
South African services continue across three daily flights to Johannesburg, ten weekly flights to Cape Town (with the EK772 currently operating three times a week), and four weekly flights to Durban.
On the connectivity front, Starlink is now active on 28 Emirates aircraft, offering high-speed in-flight internet alongside the airline’s ice entertainment system, which carries more than 6,500 channels across approximately 40 languages.
Passengers transiting through Dubai for between 6 and 26 hours can access the airline’s Dubai Connect programme, which covers hotel accommodation at a four or five-star property, airport transfers, meals and, where applicable, a UAE entry visa. It is open to all cabin classes and can be booked up to 12 hours before departure via the Manage Your Booking portal on emirates.com.
Emirates Skywards members have until 31 August 2026 to earn bonus tier miles and meet reduced tier thresholds on Emirates and flydubai flights, under a promotion that opens on 8 May.