Emirates will add four more flights per week to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting from December 14, allowing the airline to fly thrice daily to the city with the Airbus A380.

The additional flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, bringing the total number of weekly flights to Jeddah to 21. The new outbound service, EK801, will depart Dubai at 01:40 and arrive in Jeddah at 03:40; while the return leg, EK802, will depart Jeddah at 05:40 and arrive in Dubai at 09:30.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a major market for Emirates and its importance is reflected by the fact that we will now operate three flights per day to Jeddah with our popular A380 aircraft,” says Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president for commercial operations west. “This is tremendous news for both our business and leisure customers and highlights our commitment to providing travellers in Jeddah with not only the very latest in aircraft innovations but also increased connectivity.”

Passengers in all cabin classes will have access to Wi-Fi and more than 2,000 channels of in-flight entertainment. They can also benefit from generous luggage allowances; 30kg in economy class, 40kg in business class and 50kg in first class.

With the additional flights, Emirates services to Saudi Arabia will increase from 63 flights to 67 flights a week via four gateways, including Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, and Al Medinah al Munawarah. www.emirates.com