Emirates increases flights to Barcelona

From 2nd May 2015 Emirates will add a further 3724 seats per week to Barcelona increasing overall capacity by 51 percent. The extra service will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR in a three class configuration, complementing the airline’s already successful daily A380 service. Timings for the new flight have been scheduled to create and facilitate more effective connections between Barcelona and key cities in the Far East, Middle East, Australia and Africa, via Emirates’ Dubai hub.   

“Barcelona continues to be a huge success story for Emirates. In less than three years we have not only launched a new service but also added significant capacity in order to keep up with customer demand. This extra daily flight is a major boost to our operations and firmly underscores our commitment to the Spanish market,” said Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, West. 

Analyst Saj Ahmad commented: "Emirates is making the most of the boon between Dubai and Barcelona and it's no coincidence that the 777-200LR was selected ahead of another A380 to help make this service a double-daily one. 

"Emirates SkyCargo has reaped the economic benefits between the two cities and the 777-200LR provides greater cargo payload capacity and lift versus the A380. Of course in time, should demand prove to increase further, there is always the possibility that Barcelona benefits from 2 A380 flights a day." 

Ahmad added: "At the moment, Emirates is in a sort of balancing act between rising passenger numbers and rising freight volumes but this is just another example of Emirates' fleet versatility when it comes to its network operations."