Emirates Returning to Adelaide

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing in Adelaide
Emirates will resume flights to Adelaide in October 2024. Photo: Emirates.

Emirates will resume daily flights between Dubai and Adelaide in October 2024, marking the airline’s return to its fifth pre-COVID Australian destination.

From 28 October 2024, Emirates will operate a Boeing 777-200LR on the Adelaide-Dubai route with the following schedule:

  • EK441 Adelaide 22:35 – Dubai 05:15 (+1 day)
  • EK440 Dubai 02:00 – Adelaide 20:50

The Boeing 777-200LR is the smallest aircraft type in Emirates’ current fleet. It’s configured with 38 Business Class and 264 Economy seats, as well as significant freight capacity. There is no First Class or Premium Economy on this aircraft type.

Business Class on the Emirates Boeing 777-200LR is laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration, with fully lie-flat seats.

Emirates Boeing 777-200LR Business Class
Emirates Boeing 777-200LR Business Class. Photo: Emirates.

Economy Class has a 3-4-3 layout.

Emirates Boeing 777-200LR Economy Class
Emirates Boeing 777-200LR Economy Class. Photo: Emirates.

At the time of writing, Emirates has not yet released Classic Reward availability on this new route. Once seats become available, you’ll be able to redeem Emirates Skywards miles or Qantas Frequent Flyer points for a seat. You could also use Air Canada Aeroplan points to avoid paying Emirates’ reward flight carrier charges.

Emirates back to pre-COVID capacity into Australia

Once Emirates also resumes its second daily Perth-Dubai flight in December, it will be back to flying as much capacity into Australia as it did before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emirates continued serving Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth during most of the pandemic, but scrapped its Adelaide service in early 2020. Emirates originally began flying to Adelaide in 2012, and in 2019 it carried over 165,000 passengers between the two cities.

“The return of Emirates to Adelaide has been highly anticipated by passengers and industry for some time,” Emirates Divisional Vice President Australasia Barry Brown said.

“The return of our Adelaide service completes our current footprint in Australia serving five points across the country. With special thanks to our partners at the South Australian Tourism Commission and Adelaide Airport, we could not be prouder to be fulfilling Emirates’ commitment to Australia.”

From left to right, Adelaide Airport Managing Director, Brenton Cox; Barry Brown, Divisional Vice President Australasia at Emirates and South Australia Premier, Peter Malinauskas announcing the return of Emirates flights to ADL
Adelaide Airport Managing Director Brenton Cox, Emirates Divisional Vice President Australasia Barry Brown and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas at the announcement of Emirates’ return to South Australia. Photo: Emirates.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said that the Emirates service to Adelaide had been “very much missed by South Australians”.

“Reinstating Emirates flights to Adelaide has been a key priority for the State Government. Emirates once again flying daily direct into Adelaide will further drive South Australia’s economic growth – set to deliver an estimated $160 million in tourism expenditure and freight exports and create more than 315 full-time tourism-related jobs for South Australians,” Malinauskas said.

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I was hoping you were about to announce its return 😔

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I’m surprised they haven’t.
From memory it was very well patronised.
I remember Sir Tim saying that they surprised how well F was doing on the route

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I’m surprised they haven’t.
From memory it was very well patronised.
I remember Sir Tim saying that they surprised how well F was doing on the route

It seemed to be full every time we boarded. Because multiple times we were upgraded from Y to J and once, J to F. All award flights to boot. They were the days. 🥹

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It seemed to be full every time we boarded. Because multiple times we were upgraded from Y to J and once, J to F. All award flights to boot. They were the days. 🥹

I booked my parents a Y fare and they got upgraded to J due to being overbooked.
Fingers emirates and cathay come back to provide some price competition to Qatar and Singapore.

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I booked my parents a Y fare and they got upgraded to J due to being overbooked.
Fingers emirates and cathay come back to provide some price competition to Qatar and Singapore.

Cathay is meant to be returning in November as was China Southern. Rumour was Emirates to return early in 2024 but nothing further on that unfortunately

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Mid 2024 now

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Just saw this article that Emirates will use the A350 to Adelaide in 2024

Emirates to launch Airbus A350 flights to Australia

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October is the likely start date. Missing European summer unfortunately. Plane arrival being the hold up.

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Great news..... Just read it here...

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This from the SA premier

View image at the forums

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