From February 8, 2026, the United Arab Emirates' flag carrier will have a 12th daily flight from the Dubai International Airport to London-based airports.
Emirares Flight EK069 will depart Dubai at 5.05pm, arriving in London Gatwick at 8.50pm.
And the return flight, EK070, leaves London Gatwick at 23.55pm and touches down in Dubai at 11am,
Both flights will be operated by the Airbus A350-900 - Emirates' newest aircraft.
The new jet boasts 32 lie-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy seats, and 238 Economy Class seats.
It also features wireless charging in Business Class, electric window blinds with the Emirates Ghaf tree motif when closed in premium classes, digital inflight menus on ice screens, and more.
London Gatwick is set to become the second UK destination to receive Emirates’ new A350 aircraft after Edinburgh, Scotland.
London will join a growing list of global cities served by Emirates’ newest aircraft, including Lyon, Bologna, Dammam, Mumbai, Edinburgh, Bahrain, Colombo, Kuwait, Muscat, Tunis, Amman, Istanbul and Ahmedabad.
Once the new daily service is in force, it will expand Emirates’ UK operations to 140 weekly flights to eight key gateways - London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
