Emirates is expanding its service to North America by adding extra seats on a route that takes customers from its Dubai headquarters through Barcelona on their way to Mexico City, citing the rise in demand for international travel.
Service on the current route will increase from six to seven days per week.
The carrier is taking a number of initiatives to increase its global presence after the pandemic lowered demand for international travel over the past few years. The expansion, which began officially on Thursday, is one of them.
On Thursday, Emirates also began offering service to Tel Aviv, Israel.
Travelers will depart from Dubai International Airport (DXB) as part of the route to Mexico via Spain in the very early morning hours and arrive at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport by mid-morning (BCN).
Travelers will arrive at Mexico City International Airport (MEX) in the late afternoon following a two-hour stop.
The return journey begins with an evening departure from Mexico City, followed by an overnight flight to Barcelona and a brief layover of under two hours the following day.
You advance two days on the eastbound journey because the last leg of the journey arrives in Dubai shortly after midnight.
Emirates will run the service using its fleet of Boeing 777-200 aircraft, which have 264 economy seats and 38 business class seats arranged in a 2-2-2 arrangement.
According to officials, this expansion is the airline's most recent effort to increase connectivity in response to rising passenger demand and confidence amid loosening international travel regulations.
The airline also has plans to increase service to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, Argentina, beginning Nov. 2, in addition to this service expansion and Emirates' entry into the Tel Aviv market.
Emirates notes that passengers will have access to its "unmatched culinary experience in the sky," which includes multicourse dinners with regional inspiration, especially those in its business-class seats.
No matter when you fly, you'll typically spend between $5,200 and $5,400 on a business-class ticket for the Mexico City-Barcelona-Dubai itinerary throughout the remainder of the year.
As you can see, both the outbound and return trips halt for about two hours.
However, there are methods to set up your timetable so that you can take some time to explore Barcelona.
A business-class ticket on Emirates allows you to take advantage of the airline's lie-flat chairs for the approximately 20 hours in the air if you're travelling directly to Mexico.
Using American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, or Citi ThankYou points, for example, to book a business-class award travel on this route would cost 262,500 Emirates Skywards miles plus about $1,885 in taxes and fees.
In conclusion
Both American airlines and international carriers are still resuming their international service.
As foreign travel recovers, service is frequently increased or added entirely.
There are now additional alternatives for travellers who want to use Emirates to fly to Europe, the UAE, or other regions of the world thanks to the airline's expansion to daily service between Dubai and Mexico City (via Barcelona).
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