Dubai’s Emirates adds Dammam, Baghdad for its expanded A350 services

Dubai: Dammam, Baghdad and Amman are among the seven new cities that will soon see flights by Dubai’s Emirates airline as part of its ‘expanded’ A350 network expansion.

“The airline is expanding the list of its short to medium haul destinations served in the Middle East/GCC and Europe,” said an Emirates statement. “For the first time, the Emirates A350 will make its debut in Africa and Southeast Asia.”

Starting July 1, the Emirates A350’s debut to Saudi Arabia on its Dammam services will start.

Emirates will operate the A350 six times weekly (all days except for Tuesday) to Tunis from June 1.

Amman’s EK 905/906 will be served daily by the Emirates A350 from June 1.

Emirates’ A350 featuring the latest cabins will land in Istanbul for the first time on daily operations, also from July 1.

The Emirates A350’s first foray into Southeast Asia starts August 1 on the daily service to Ho Chi Minh City.

Emirates will operate its A350 to Baghdad three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday and Sunday) from August 3.

The Emirates A350 will debut in Oslo starting September 1.

The airline will ‘announce more A350 destinations, including long-haul routes, in the coming months as new aircraft join its fleet’.