Serving the Southeast<\/strong><\/p>\nOver the past eight years, London Stansted has become an important gateway within Emirates\u2019 UK network, connecting customers from London and the surrounding regions of Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridge, and East Anglia with Dubai.<\/p>\n
Once in Dubai, customers can seamlessly connect with to up to 52 destinations across Emirates\u2019 network across Asia, Africa and Australia. Dubai is the final destination for around 30% of customers travelling from London Stansted, while the remaining 70% connect onwards through Emirates\u2019 Dubai hub, with popular end destinations including India, Australia, Thailand, and Mauritius.<\/p>\n
Scaling services<\/strong><\/p>\nFollowing the popularity of the once-daily service launched in 2018, Emirates scaled its operations within a year, introducing a second daily service to offer customers greater choice and convenience.<\/p>\n
Today, Emirates operates its two daily services between London Stansted and Dubai using its four-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class cabins.<\/p>\n
Emirates has also remained committed to investing in its products and services at the London gateway. The airline introduced Premium Economy at Stansted as part of its multi-billion dollar retrofit programme last year, with customers able to experience the award-winning cabin on both daily flights. The airline also opened its dedicated 900-square-meter lounge at the gateway in 2024, representing an investment of more than GBP 4 million. The lounge can accommodate up to 125 guests, including First and Business Class customers, as well as Emirates Skywards members.<\/p>\n
Jabr Al-Azeeby, Emirates\u2019 divisional vice president, UK, said<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cWelcoming our two millionth passenger at London Stansted is a significant milestone for the UK market, and reflects the sustained demand for our services since we launched operations to Stansted in 2018.<\/i><\/p>\nStansted provides convenient access to Emirates\u2019 global network for both leisure and business travellers, while our cargo operations also support businesses and industries across the region with greater export options to the rest of the world.<\/i><\/p>\n
We thank London Stansted airport for the valued partnership, and look forward to welcoming many more travellers onboard in the years ahead.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Gareth Powell, London Stansted\u2019s Managing Director, said:<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n\u201cCelebrating two million passengers flying with Emirates through London Stansted is a fantastic milestone and underlines the strength of our partnership and the huge demand for direct international connectivity from across the East of England and London.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cSince launching in 2018, Emirates has opened up a world of opportunities for leisure travellers and businesses alike, connecting our region directly to Dubai and, through its extensive global network, destinations across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and beyond.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cThe opening of Emirates\u2019 world-class lounge in 2024 further strengthened the passenger experience and demonstrated the airline\u2019s commitment to the airport and the region<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud of the success of our strong and growing relationship and look forward to welcoming millions more Emirates passengers through London Stansted in the years ahead.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Supporting local businesses<\/strong><\/p>\nIn addition to belly hold in Emirates\u2019 passenger aircraft, the airline also operates a weekly freighter out of Stansted, further contributing to the route\u2019s success. Emirates SkyCargo transports around 25,000 tonnes of cargo in and out of London Stansted each year, including pharmaceuticals, high-value goods, medical equipment, and industrial machinery.<\/p>\n
For more information or to book tickets, visit\u00a0emirates.com<\/a>.\u00a0Tickets can also be booked on Emirates App, Emirates Retail stores, Emirates contact centre, or via travel agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emirates has welcomed its two millionth passenger at London Stansted Airport, marking a significant milestone for the airline\u2019s third London gateway since first launching services in 2018. To mark the occasion, one lucky customer on EK66, Jeanne Fostel, received an upgrade to Business Class and an\u00a0Emirates Skywards\u00a0Gold membership, providing access to a range of premium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","animate-on-scroll"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71802,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71800\/revisions\/71802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}