May 14, 2020: On May 16, Emirates will operate repatriation flights from Dubai to Dakar, Senegal, and Conakry, Guinea. Another repatriation flight to Tokyo on May 15 will also be operated. Emirates continues to work closely with embassies and consulates to facilitate repatriation flights for visitors and residents wishing to return home.

The airline plans to operate scheduled flight services from May 21 to nine destinations: London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, and Melbourne. Even it will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and Australia.

Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ chief operating officer said, “We are pleased to resume scheduled passenger services to these destinations, providing more options for customers to travel from the UAE to these cities, and also between the UK and Australia. We are working closely with the authorities to plan the resumption of operations to additional destinations. We have implemented additional measures at the airport in coordination with the relevant authorities with respect to social distancing and sanitisation. The safety and wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities, remain our top priority.”

After its journey and on landing in Dubai, each aircraft will go through enhanced cleaning and disinfection processes to ensure safety and proper sanitation.