While most of the airports in KZN service the coastal region from Margate in the south to St Lucia in the north, Newcastle airport flights provide a vital gateway to the interior of KZN, specifically the north-eastern interior. Richards Bay and Margate airport are two of at least six alternative airports in KZN but undoubtedly one of the best of the rest as far as airports go is Newcastle airport flights into KZN. Increasingly though, many are realising that there are a number of smaller – but no less efficient airports – to get them too and from specific locations in the vast eastern coastal province of South Africa. That will place Emirates’ global network at 120 destinations, near 90% of its capacity before the coronavirus pandemic.įeatured image by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images.When most local and international tourists think of visiting the lush green province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the first aerial ports of entry that come to mind are King Shaka International Airport, and Pietermaritzburg airport. Related: Emirates expands flight service to Heathrow as UAE comes off red listĮmirates has also responded to rising customer demand across Europe by setting in motion plans to introduce extra flights to other key cities, including Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, Munich, Rome and Zurich.
Along with the expanded Heathrow flights, that number includes twice-daily A380 flights to Manchester (MAN), 10 weekly routes to Birmingham (BHX), daily services to Glasgow (GLA) and the just-announced flights to Newcastle. In addition to the four weekly flights between Dubai and Newcastle, Emirates will begin offering six flights daily out of London Heathrow from 31 October.īy the end of October, the carrier will offer 77 flights each week to the U.K., one of the airline’s most important markets. The airline had planned to resume the Dubai to Newcastle route last December, but those plans were put on hold. The return of the Newcastle service has been a long time coming.Įmirates suspended it once the demand for air travel plummeted at the onset of the pandemic. from Dubai as it means they no longer have to quarantine in a government-approved hotel. That is a huge relief for travellers arriving in the U.K. “The airline is advancing its plans to increase services and capacity to make it easier for its customers to connect to and from its extensive European network via Dubai,” Emirates said.Ī big reason for the expansion of service is because the UAE was recently moved to the U.K.’s amber list for travel. The airline said in a statement the upgrades to its service offerings were in response to clear indications that travellers are ready to return to the skies. All flights will use the Boeing 777-300ER wide-body jet, with two class configurations. network to pre-pandemic levels earlier this month, the airline announced it would restore flights between Heathrow (LHR) and Dubai in October, too.įor more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.Įmirates will operate four flights per week between Dubai and Newcastle, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. This is a key step in the airline’s strategy to rebuild its U.K.
Emirates is taking advantage of relaxed travel protocols and surging customer demand by restarting its flight service from Dubai International (DXB) to Newcastle Airport (NCL) from 15 October.
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