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Emirates receives new 2-week ban in Hong Kong

Emirates has posted the following to their website:

Flights to Hong Kong:
As per the latest authority directive in Hong Kong, customers holding tickets on flight EK 384 with final destination to Hong Kong from 13‑26 April 2021, will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin. However customers traveling to Bangkok as the final destination will be accepted for travel.
Affected customers should contact their travel agent or Emirates contact centre for rebooking options.
Flights from Hong Kong:
Customers booked to travel on flight EK 385 from Hong Kong during this period will be accepted for travel.
Emirates regrets any inconvenience caused. To receive update notifications, customers are requested to ensure their contact details are correct by visiting Manage Your Booking.

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Emirates resumes Airbus A380 flights to Hong Kong

First scheduled Emirates A380 landing in Hong Kong today

Emirates resumed today daily Airbus A380 flights between Dubai and Hong Kong (via Bangkok.) This service was suspended probably about a year ago, not too long after the COVID-19 outbreak. Emirates is now the first operator to resume regular A380 flights to Hong Kong.

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Emirates again banned from Hong Kong for 2 weeks.

Emirates is again banned from bringing passengers to Hong Kong for two weeks from January 9th to 22nd. There are many reasons why airlines gets banned for 2 weeks into Hong Kong, and it is not yet confirmed what the specific reason is this time,

Emirates seems to still be operating their flights from Dubai via Bangkok to Hong Kong in this period as cargo only flights, but at least that means passengers leaving Hong Kong for Dubai will still be able to travel.

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Review – Emirates Boeing 777ER Cebu – Clark business class

After landing in Cebu the passengers bound for Angeles/Clark were allowed to remain onboards, whereas the passengers bound for Cebu disembarked. As soon as they were off the plane, a cleaning crew came on board, and did a (very quick) clean of the empty seats.

Before cleaning.
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Emirates Boeing 777ER Dubai – Cebu business class

Connecting through Dubai was quick and easy, having access to the business class fast track we made it through transit and into the departures hall in no time. As the kids did not enjoy the food on the plane too much, we headed to McDonalds for a late evening meal, as we had a 3 hours stop-over in Dubai – just perfect amount of time for something to eat and to let the kids burn off some energy.

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Emirates unveils new A380 enhancements and new Premium Economy cabin.

Dubai, UAE, 29 December 2020 – Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveil of a brand new Premium Economy cabin product, together with enhancements and a refreshed look across all cabins onboard its newest A380 aircraft.

Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “The Emirates A380 is already one of the most sought-after travel experiences in the skies, and now we’ve made it even better. While others cut back, Emirates is working hard to restore the products and services that we’ve had to suspend or adjust due to pandemic precautions, and introduce new offerings and enhancements. True to our fly better promise, Emirates continues to invest to offer our customers the best possible experience.”

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Review – Emirates Boeing 777ER Oslo – Dubai business class

With the Radisson Blu just across the street from the terminal it was a quick walk to the terminal, and another 5 minutes walk to the check-in area as it was (of course) located at the far end of the terminal. Check-in itself was quick, and we just narrowly managed to put our jackets and winter shoes in the suitcases before they were sent off. From here we had fast-track for security (which I found to be the rudest I have encountered in my travels so far), and then we had time for a quick drink at Starbucks before heading to immigration. Oslo Airport is apparently not built for international travels, and the line at immigration was huge, it probably took us 90 minutes to get through – I am glad we were early for our flight!

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Emirates to deploy one-off A380 service to Clark on 19 August

Emirates have released the following press release:

Emirates will be operating a one-off A380 service to Clark International Airport on 19 August 2020, marking the first commercial flight, utilizing an A380 aircraft, to operate to Clark. The special flight will help to meet the demand for flights to and from the Philippines, especially serving passengers from the metro Manila and the surrounding Luzon areas and beyond. 

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Emirates cancels all passenger flights to Hong Kong UFN (again).

On March 25th, 2020, Emirates canceled all flights to Hong Kong UFN. This was in force until June 26th, when the started daily flights again, which lasted about 2 weeks until they reduces service to 3 per week in the middle of July, and now they have confirmed that they are cancelling all passenger flights to Hong Kong UFN.

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More disruptions at Hong Kong International Airport due to COVID-restrictions.

Last week we saw the beginning of the 3rd wave of COVID-outbreak in Hong Kong, and the government reacted directly by imposing more restrictions again, this time also targeting flight crews who previously were exempted from testing on arrival to Hong Kong.

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