With the winter timetable round the corner, Emirates is lining up… what can only be described as a shuttle service between London Heathrow and Dubai.
Along with additional flights.
The airline is planning to launch an additional six flights a week between Dubai and London Heathrow.
Emirates already flies six times a day to and from London Heathrow, and all flights are served by its Airbus A380.
The additional flights will operate on all days except for Fridays during the winter period with the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER, offering over 350 seats each way in a three-class configuration split between First, Business, and Economy.
Flight EK41 will depart Dubai at 13:40hrs, arriving in London Heathrow at 17:40hrs. The return flight, EK42, departs London Heathrow at 22:35hrs on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, arriving in Dubai at 09:35hrs the next day.
The return flight, EK42, departs London Heathrow at 21:20hrs on Tuesday and Saturday, arriving in Dubai at 08:20hrs the next day.
On Thursdays, EK41 will depart Dubai at 12:55hrs, arriving in London Heathrow at 16:55hrs. The return flight, EK42, departs from London Heathrow at 21:20hrs, arriving in Dubai at 08:20hrs the next day. All times are local.
The new flight is timed to meet overnight departures from London Heathrow to Dubai, providing convenient onward connections to destinations like Durban, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Jakarta. Flights to London Heathrow offer well-timed connectivity for travellers coming from cities across West Asia like Ahmedabad, Lahore, Maldives, Hyderabad and Chennai, Beijing and Shanghai in the Chinese mainland, as well as several points within the Middle East, including Bahrain, Dammam and Riyadh.
Shuttle flights from London and Beyond
London continues to be a big target for Emirates, with the airline heading towards 90 weekly flights from the London area to Dubai, supporting O&D traffic, as well as the connecting traffic that Emirates is famous for.
By February 2026, Emirates will serve the UK with 146 weekly flights across its three London airports, London Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, in addition to its regional gateways Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In many ways, Emirates has put itself in the position of being a serious alternative as a connecting carrier, with enough frequency and capacity, which sees little sign of being soaked up.
For passengers, it gives them further choices for their travels – something that is always helpful.
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