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Emirates resumes flights to Birmingham

Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham from 1st September, operating four weekly Boeing 777-200LR flights between Dubai and Birmingham Airport.

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The announcement means that from September, Emirates will operate 36 weekly flights out of the UK, connecting passengers to Dubai and beyond from its Birmingham, Glasgow, London Heathrow and Manchester gateways.
 
The airline has also announced it will resume passenger services to Cebu (20th August), and Houston (23rd August). Flights between Dubai and Cebu will operate two times a week, utilising an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. This will bring the airline’s network to 74 destinations, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas through its Dubai hub.

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Emirates’ flights between Dubai and Houston will operate three times a week, utilising an Emirates Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. The airline currently offers passenger services to five gateways in the United States including New York JFK, Washington DC, Boston (15 August), Chicago and Los Angeles – expanding its US network to six cities and offering 27 weekly flights to the country.
 
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Customers can stop over or travel to Dubai as the city has re-opened for international business and leisure visitors.
Covid-19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from.
 

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