Emirates will be operating a one-off Airbus A380 service to Clark International Airport (CRK; RPLC) on 19 August 2020. This historical flight will mark the first commercial flight utilizing an A380 aircraft to and from CRK. The special flight will help to meet the demand for flights to and from the Philippines, especially serving passengers from the Metro Manila and the surrounding Luzon areas and beyond.
Operating as EK 2520 and EK 338, the flight will be departing Dubai at 0240H and arriving at Clark at 1530H. The flight will depart Clark at 1820H and will arrive in Dubai by 2245H on the same day.
According to Satish Sethi, Country Manager for Emirates-Philippines, “We are proud to fly our first scheduled A380 service to Clark, in the year we are celebrating our 30th anniversary of serving the Philippines. Emirates has shared a long-standing relationship with the country and our commitment to it and our customers remains stronger than ever.”
“We would like to thank the authorities in the Philippines for supporting us throughout the years. We resumed scheduled passenger services to Clark on 1 August with six weekly flights and have since been witnessing tremendous demand from customers in the UAE and other cities within our network to travel to the Philippines. In addition to marking a milestone and making its debut to Clark, the highly-popular Emirates A380 aircraft will accommodate more travelers on the flight, while allowing them to experience its unique features and safety protocols we have put in place to protect our customers and crew.”
Emirates has been serving the Philippines since 1990 and inaugurated its first service to Clark in 2016. In 2014, the Emirates A380 made a one-off trip to Manila, marking its first arrival in the Philippines. Since the resumption of flights to Clark earlier this month, Emirates has seen a huge demand for its six weekly flights, as well as its daily flights between Dubai and Manila. On 20 August, Emirates will resume its operations to Cebu.
The much-loved aircraft took to the skies again in July, and now serves destinations including London Heathrow, Paris, Cairo, and Guangzhou. Its network will grow further on 16 August with scheduled A380 services to Toronto.
With safety as a priority, Emirates is gradually expanding its passenger services to 74 cities in August, allowing travelers to connect safely and conveniently to the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and the Asia Pacific via Dubai. Customers from Emirates’ network can stopover or travel to Dubai as the city has re-opened for international business and leisure visitors. COVID-19 PCR tests are mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving in Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, residents, and tourists, irrespective of the country they are coming from.
Free, Global Cover for COVID-19 Related Costs
Customers can now travel with confidence, as Emirates has committed to cover COVID-19 related medical expenses, free of cost, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel while they are away from home. This cover is immediately effective for customers flying on Emirates until 31 October 2020 (first flight to be completed on or before 31 October 2020), and is valid for 31 days from the moment they fly the first sector of their journey. This means Emirates customers can continue to benefit from the added assurance of this cover, even if they travel onwards to another city after arriving at their Emirates destination. For more details: www.emirates.com/COVID19assistance.