Major airline named one of the world's best to launch even more flights from the UK
Last year, the airlines was named the best in the world by our own Sun Travel Awards.
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And starting on February 8, 2026 an additional flight to Dubai will launch from London Gatwick.
This will also bring the airline's total flights to 12 across three London airports.
The new service will depart Dubai at 5:05pm and arrive in London Gatwick at 8:50pm.
The return flight will then depart London Gatwick at 11:55pm and land in Dubai at 11am.
Operated by the airline's newest aircraft - the Airbus A350 - the service will have 32 lie-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy seats and 238 Economy Class seats.
For those in Business Class, there will also be wireless charging while those in premium classes can enjoy electric window blinds.
Flights currently start from £549 return, and take around eight hours.
Overall, the airline - which was named fourth best in the world this year by the SKYTRAX awards - will operate 140 weekly flights to eight destinations in the UK.
These include London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London Stanstead and Manchester.
Emirates' A350 is already flying to several destinations including Mumbai and Istanbul.
And the SKYTRAX awards named the airline the best premium economy class airline seat and most family friendly airline in the Middle East too.
Last month the airline revealed that it was rolling out brand-new business suites on some of its Boeing 737 MAXs - which are due to appear later this year.
The suites will all have sliding doors and 1-1 seating, which faces away from the aisle to provide privacy when the door is open.
And there is a 17-inch touchscreen for watching films too.
The Sun's Assistant Travel Editor Sophie Swietochowski previously tried out Emirates' business class seats.
She said: "If you're travelling solo, you can opt for a window seat which comes in single rows while couples can opt for the duo seats in the middle.
"The plush mini pillow, eye mask, blanket and thick 'mattress' (essentially a padded topper for your seat), help get some sleep too, as well as amenity kids with toothbrush and paste, mini deodorant and his and hers perfumes.
"You won't be surprised to the food is fancy too – with three-course dinners and lunches served with proper cutlery."
In other news, the world's biggest airport with 185million passengers is set to open by 2030 – and it could have direct UK flights.
Plus, a major airline is launching new UK flights to a popular African holiday destination.
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