Emirates to Operate Guangzhou Flights with Airbus A380

Emirates has confirmed plans to deploy its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on flights to Guangzhou from 8 August 2020.

The airline restarted A380 operations to Amsterdam and Cairo this week, and introduced a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow. Emirates also operates the A380 on a daily flight to Paris, France.

With safety as a priority, the airline is gradually expanding its passenger services to 68 cities in August, returning to 50% of its pre-pandemic destination network.

Over the past week, Emirates has resumed flights from Dubai to Addis Ababa, Clark, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Prague, São Paulo, Stockholm and Seychelles.

COVID19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, residents and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from.

Emirates has implemented a comprehensive set of measures at every step of the customer journey to ensure the safety of customers and employees on the ground and in the air, including the distribution of complimentary hygiene kits containing masks, gloves, hand sanitiser and antibacterial wipes to all customers

In addition, Emirates has committed to cover COVID19 related medical expenses should a passenger be diagnosed with COVID19 during their travel while they are away from home. This cover is immediately effective for customers flying on Emirates until 31 October 2020 (first flight to be completed on or before 31 October 2020), and is valid for 31 days from the moment they fly the first sector of their journey. Terms and conditions apply, see Emirates' website for more information.

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