Emirates expands operations in Thailand with a third daily service to Phuket | News
Emirates introduces a third daily flight between Dubai and Phuket, operated by the new Airbus A350, giving travelers more choice and expanding the award-winning Premium Economy experience in Thailand.
The additional flight frequency to Phuket will complement the airline’s existing schedule and provide much-needed capacity to meet the strong tourist appeal and increasing demand for summer travel from Europe and the Middle East/GCC. Customers can look forward to Emirates’ award-winning Premium Economy experience, complete with extra legroom and carefully curated amenities, next-level dining and more.
With the addition of a third daily flight, Emirates now serves Phuket with 21 weekly flights, operated by a mix of Boeing 777s and Airbus A350s. Emirates flight EK390 departs Dubai at 10:40 PM and arrives in Phuket at 8:10 AM the next day. The return flight, EK391, departs Phuket at 10:00 AM and arrives in Dubai at 1:05 PM.*
Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, through online and offline travel agents, or at Emirates stores.
Travelers will benefit from greater flexibility with additional travel options to the popular resort destination, including an early morning arrival that is ideal for customers connecting via Dubai from European cities such as Manchester, Amsterdam, London, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as from Kuwait and Bahrain. The new flight also offers convenient connections from Phuket to key destinations in Europe and the Middle East, including Madrid, Munich, Birmingham, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Edinburgh, Zurich and Amman.
The introduction of Emirates flight EK391 also significantly improves cargo connectivity from Phuket by providing an additional daytime departure to Dubai, with enhanced connectivity options to further gateways in Europe, the UK, Africa, the GCC and North America, supporting shipments of perishables, electronic components and general cargo.
Introduction of the A350 and Premium Economy in Phuket
Emirates’ new daily service, operated by an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in a three-class configuration, offers customers 32 lie-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy seats and 238 Economy Class seats. In addition to Emirates’ signature next-generation products and award-winning service, customers can enjoy innovative inflight features including wireless charging in Business Class, electronically controlled sun blinds with an Emirates Ghaf tree motif when closed in the premium cabins, digital inflight menus on ice screens and more.
The next-generation version of the airline’s Ice Inflight Entertainment system on the A350 delivers a cinematic viewing experience with stunning 4K and 4K HDR displays on ultra-responsive touchscreens. The A350 also offers powerful Wi-Fi, powered by ViaSat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellite network. Enhanced onboard wireless access points (WAPs) allow customers to benefit from up to ten times the current average aircraft bandwidth.
Premium Economy passengers also enjoy a generous checked baggage allowance of 35kg, along with 10kg of hand luggage.
Dedication to Thailand
The expansion of Emirates’ operations in Phuket builds on the airline’s continued investment in Thailand, following recent developments including the opening of the renovated lounge at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport’s SAT-1 terminal, the opening of the Emirates World Store at Gaysorn Center in Bangkok, and last year’s launch of fifth freedom services connecting Bangkok with Siem Reap in Cambodia and Da Nang in Vietnam, underscoring Emirates’ place as a connecting hub in Southeast Asia.
In addition to Phuket, Emirates also offers its award-winning Premium Economy product on flights EK372/373 between Dubai and Bangkok, operated by a four-class A380.
