Enjoy more comfortable connections

Emirates expanding network and growing fleet of A380 aircraft means you can now fly on the A380 to over 40 different destinations around the world. A new service to Auckland begins on the 30th October 2016 and, from February 2017 customers can fly in comfort on the world's largest double-decker to Johannesburg.

Meet the world at 40,000 feet

Pack more into your trip to Australia with a complimentary hotel stay in Dubai on the way to Adelaide, Brisbane or Perth. Experience the best of Emirates' home city and then connect to these inspiring destinations in Australia.

Economy Class passengers will enjoy one free night at the Rove Hotel Downtown Dubai in a standard room including transfers from and to the airport provided by Arabian Adventures.

Emirates A380 to Manchester

Emirates have announced an 11% capacity increase to Manchester with the deployment of a third daily A380 on the route. As of 1st January 2017, the replacement of the Boeing 777-300ER will mean that all Emirates flights to Manchester will be operated by the iconic double decker aircraft.

Thanks to the new aircraft deployment, Emirates will offer 2,198 additional weekly seats on the route, enabling further business and leisure travel between Dubai and Manchester.

Emirates have announced its service between Dubai and Dakar, currently operated by an Airbus A340-300, will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER from 2nd September 2016. The change to a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft increases passenger capacity on the route by 372 seats per week. The larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will offer customers an enhanced on-board experience, with Private Suites in First Class, flat-bed seats in Business Class and extra room and custom lighting in Economy Class, plus inflight Wi-Fi throughout the aircraft.

Reports of an Emirates flight from India crash-landing at Dubai International airport have just come in.

The Boeing 777 flight EK251 arriving into Dubai from Trivandrum airport (India) was said to be carrying almost 300 people.

Whilst pictures have been posted onine showing thick black smoke coming from the stricken plane, no details have been released confirming the nature of the incident.

The Dubai government media office posted the following on its Twitter newsfeed: All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far.

Emirates has unveiled plans to boost capacity to London with the addition of a tenth daily flight to the British capital starting 1st October 2016. The new service, Emirates fourth daily flight to London Gatwick, will complement its six daily services to Heathrow and take the airline's total weekly services to the city to 70.

We asked members of the Traveleads team to tell us about some of the cities they have visited. This week Angela Gaunt (Business Travel Consultant) shares her recent trip to Bangkok & Chang Mai with us:

Congratulations to Emirates as they celebrate being named the ‘Best Airline in the World’ at today’s Skytrax awards held in Hampshire.

After missing out last year to Qatar Airways, Emirates president Sir Tim Clark was clearly delighted with the prestigious award and stated ‘Emirates has always put our customers at the heart of what we do, and we work hard to deliver the very best possible experience to our customers at every touchpoint, every day, all around the world.’

When you book a flight to Dubai for travel between 1st August and 31st October 2016 for Economy Class, or between 1st and 31st August 2016 for Business Class, Emirates will treat you to a pampering daycation at Ritz Carlton Dubai. Simply book with Traveleads by 31st July 2016 then register your booking here.

At the Ritz Carlton Dubai you'll enjoy:

Emirates are celebrating a successful 25 years at London Heathrow. Over 20 million passengers have travelled between Heathrow and Dubai with Emirates since 1991 and almost 1.5 million people have travelled with Emirates through Heathrow Airport in the last year alone. Emirates now offers six daily flights from Heathrow to Dubai, all operated by the A380.