Emirates is operating a special A380 flight, one that will carry only fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard.
On 10th April 2021, special flight EK2021 will depart Dubai International Airport at 12:00 local time, to cruise over various areas across the UAE. The flight will return to Dubai at 14:30 local time.
The airline will also reveal a special A380 livery before the flight date.
Passengers will have the opportunity to experience Emirates’ newest A380 aircraft, which features the airline’s brand-new Premium Economy seats and refreshed cabin interiors across all cabin classes. Flyers can expect the full Emirates experience onboard this special flight.
Special Flight Details
Tickets for flight EK2021 are available to UAE citizens and residents who have completed the two week period after their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Tickets are priced at AED 1,000 per person in Economy and AED 2,000 in Business Class.
All fares collected for this special flight EK2021 will be donated to the Emirates Airline Foundation, the airline’s non-profit charity organisation.
As with any regular flight, customers for special flight EK2021 will be expected to arrive at check-in with their flight ticket the usual 3 hours before flight departure. They will be required to bring their UAE ID or passports, as well as a vaccination certificate. All customers travelling on EK2021 will be provided pre-departure rapid Covid-19 testing, free of charge. In accordance with precautionary measures, customers must also observe social distancing protocols and wear their masks throughout the journey.
UAE’s Vaccination Drive
The UAE is one of world’s leading countries in administered vaccinations for citizens and residents. To date, over 8 million vaccine shots have been administered in the UAE. Over 35,000 Emirates employees have received their COVID-19 vaccine shot, with over 85% of the airline’s pilots and cabin crew already receiving two doses of the vaccine.
Hello, when are we expecting flights to resume from Nigeria.
What is the delay?
Forgot to say i think their new Premium Economy Product has got to be class leading now! I think it
looks superb!!!! Well done Emirates you have gained my business from BA next i travel as their one
is no way as good!! also they will beusing A380’s still, HOORAY!!! for long haul!
lastly to the guy below ,flying out of the UK at the moment is illegal unless you have a VERY good reason for it! Looks like July for the UK to start travelling outbound other than usual holiday routes!
that may also change if variants of covid get worse?? 5K fine i read for travel with no good reason from UK!
Hello could you please let me know when travel from the UK to Australia is possible
Thank you
Bit off subject though Emirates last A380 flew this last week for the first time! Its the rarer ones with
the RR engines instead of the GP7000 that the rest of their fleet have as engine option!
Its great that atleast Emirates will be operating these beasts for some time yet into the future and i think
it will pay off with dividends once travel resumes! I am sure Lufthansa and other airlines that have them in storage will bring them back! Even BA may buy up older ones if their new routes become more popular? BA i think could be the first Airlines to buy 2nd hand ones actually! i can ses it as they now have no B747’s!They could get brillant deals for these 2nd hand A380;s that are hardly old!
lastly great news!! Rolls-Royce confirmed today that it has started to build the demonstrator engine for its upcoming ‘UltraFan’ family. This will be the world’s largest aircraft engine, with the fan measuring 140 inches (3.5 m) wide. Imagine 4 of them on An A380? Well that will never happen
now unless they change their mind on double deckers in the next 20yrs! The next A350 neo or 1100 will be the plane i assume that will use this engine first! Even bigger looking than as GE 9X !!
Are you planning on being this flight Sam?
All this talk about vaccinated passengers is really a mute point here in Japan. Nobody has been vaccinated at all yet apart from a handful of doctors and nurses. They won’t start vaccinating the ordinary people from August at the earliest! So slow, particularly as it looks like the Olympics will in fact go ahead.
Yes given I’ve been vaccinated, I plan to be onboard and report back!