Emirates heading for Dublin

Emirates will begin daily flights to Dublin from January next year.

The daily service from January 9 will leave Dubai at 0700hrs and arrive in the Irish capital at 1130hrs.

The return flight leaves Dublin at 1255hrs and gets into Dubai at 0025hrs the next day. An Airbus A330-200 will be deployed on the route offering First, Business and Economy class.


Dublin will be Emirates' 29th destination in Europe.

The airline said it saw "strong potential in Ireland through its industry, technology, tourism and the huge number of Irish nationals living overseas".