Emirates Airlines’ recently resumed its daily Airbus A380 flight on its Brisbane route for the first time since before the pandemic. The airline has announced a partnership with Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA) to celebrate the opening up of international travel. The new partnership between Emirates and Brisbane Economic Development Agency is to promote the city and its extensive range of opportunities for tourists and business travellers alike.
Brisbane Economic Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Anthony Ryan said: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Emirates to showcase Brisbane to the world. Brisbane has evolved to become a contemporary global city with diverse tourism experiences that reflect our lifestyle, personality, and natural beauty. As Australia’s nature capital, Brisbane is home to native wildlife and some of the world’s largest sand island and ancient rainforests. Together with new luxury hotels, world-class dining, major sports events and award-winning indigenous cultural experiences, Brisbane embodies the best of Australia and we’re excited to be welcome visitors to the region.”
Emirates Ireland Country Manager Enda Corneille said “Emirates is proud to have served Brisbane for almost 20 years, helping millions of people visit the city and beyond while connecting travellers and businesses with our global network. With so many Irish expats living in Australia, it is one of Emirates’ most popular network destinations for passengers from Ireland. We’re delighted to be celebrating our relationship with the region by re-introducing our flagship A380 product. Brisbane is a hugely diverse region that is popular year-round.”
Emirates EK162 currently departs a 14:20 from Dublin to Dubai, from where Emirates EK430 departs daily at 02:30 after a short stopover, landing in Brisbane at 22:20. The return flight EK431 departs Brisbane at 20:57, arriving in Dubai at 04:52 with a connecting flight EK161 onward to Dublin at 07:15.The total journey time of 23 hours makes the Emirates route one of the most convenient.
Emirates connects passengers between Dublin and Dubai and onwards to more than 140 destinations on board a state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300(ER), the entire fleet of which is high speed Wi-Fi enabled. The airline is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Ireland this year and currently operates a daily flight between Dublin and Dubai.
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