Emirates Boosts Eid Travel with 17 Additional Flights to GCC and Middle East

Emirates will deploy an additional 17 flights to GCC and Middle Eastern locations from March 26 to April 6, to meet the high demand over the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

"This year, over 371,000 customers are expected to fly with the airline during the break from around the region, with additional flights planned for Jeddah, Kuwait, Dammam and Amman," according to a statement.

"The additional flight schedule provides more options for customers returning home or discovering new areas to reunite, celebrate with family and loved ones, or enjoy leisure holidays."

The Dubai airline will add six flights to and from Amman, as well as five flights between Dammam and Dubai.

It will be 'layering on an extra four flights' from Jeddah, and the airline's daily schedule from Kuwait will be expanded by two.

"The additional services provide more flexibility to venture to Dubai - a popular Eid destination - and beyond to popular destinations and leisure gateways in Thailand like Bangkok and Phuket, the UK, gateways across the US, South Africa and to visit family and friends in Mumbai, Karachi, and Cairo, among many other cities," according to a statement.