Emirates celebrates three million passengers on Newcastle to Dubai route

Serving the North East with daily flights

The airline currently serves Newcastle with a daily flight, offering customers access to more than 130 destinations via its home and hub, Dubai.  

Julie Bailey, Emirates’ Regional Sales Manager in the UK, said: “Newcastle is a very important gateway for us in the UK and we’re proud to be marking a new milestone by carrying three million passengers on the route.

"Over the past two decades, Emirates has played a pivotal role with boosting trade and tourism to the city – connecting the North East of England to the world and supporting the growth of many local businesses.

"We look forward to continue serving the region and to flying customers better with world-class products and services Emirates is renowned for.”

Leon McQuaid, Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle International Airport, said: “Emirates is a longstanding and very important airline partner and they have gone from strength to strength since launching this flagship long-haul direct flight to Dubai in 2007.

"The route continues to be popular for both leisure and business passengers, providing direct access to Dubai and worldwide onward connectivity.

"We look forward to many more years of this strong partnership, supporting the North East England travelling public as well as many businesses who trade and export worldwide thanks to the airline’s cargo operations, helping to drive more growth and investment in the region.” 

Connecting passengers and cargo with the world

Emirates serves Newcastle with a daily Boeing 777 aircraft with a two-class configuration - offering customers 42 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 386 spacious seats in Economy Class

The airline connects the North East of England region with Dubai and onwards to popular destinations including Bangkok, Perth, Sydney and Mauritius.  

Emirates’ flights to Newcastle also help facilitate global trade with the quick, efficient and reliable transport of goods.  Over the past 10 years, the airline has uplifted more than 20,000 tonnes of cargo from the city, with 23% accounting for highly sensitive and highly valuable shipments such as pharmaceuticals. 

Emirates flight EK36 departs Newcastle at 14:15, and arrives into Dubai at 00:30 the following day.  The return flight, EK35 departs Dubai at 07:25 local time, and arrives in Newcastle at 12:05.