Emirates Flight Update for China

We're pleased to share this exciting new update from our partners at Emirates:

Operations in China will be ramped up ahead of the New Lunar Year and in response to strong travel demand, boosting connectivity to its gateways: Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing as the country reopens its borders and eases its COVID-related entry restrictions.

Shanghai - daily non-stop service from 01 March 2023

20 January 2023

Service resumption with a 2 weekly service operated by an Airbus A380 aircraft with EK302 departing from Dubai to Shanghai non-stop and EK303 making a short stop in Bangkok before returning to Dubai.

02 February 2023

Frequency will increase to 4 weekly flights operated by a 3-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. During this period the flight schedule will operate as follows:

*Arrival next day / All times are local

01 March 2023

Increasing to a daily non-stop service with the following planned operating schedule:

*Arrival next day / All times are local

Guangzhou – daily non-stop service from 01 February 2023.

Currently operates as a non-stop flight from Dubai to Guangzhou as EK362, a return flight from Guangzhou to Dubai via Bangkok as EK363, 4 times per week. From 01 February 2023 increasing services between Dubai and Guangzhou with EK362 / EK363 operating as daily non-stop flights with the flagship Emirates A380.

*All times are local

Beijing – service resumption from 15 March 2023.

Operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, Emirates’ flight EK308 / EK307 will return to China’s capital city Beijing with a daily non-stop service from Dubai, starting from 15 March 2023.

*All times are local

Hong Kong - daily non-stop service from 29 March 2023

Emirates will increase frequencies to Hong Kong with a daily non-stop service from its Dubai hub, starting from 29 March 2023, adding to its existing daily flight from Dubai to Hong Kong via Bangkok and increasing the airline’s frequency up to 14 weekly flights.

By bringing back its Dubai-Hong Kong flight EK380 / EK381, Emirates is responding to the growing demand on the route and offering travellers the choice to fly non-stop or break their journeys in Bangkok.

*All times are local

This will bring the airline’s frequency up to 34 weekly flights, providing increased choice and flexibility for both business and leisure travellers and contributing to China’s tourism recovery.