Emirates Resumes One Of World’s Longest Direct Commercial Flights

Emirates’ flagship A380 made a landmark touchdown at the Auckland Airport. Since February 2020, this is first time that the Emirates double-decker has landed in Auckland due to increased travel demand in and out of New Zealand.

The special non-stop daily service from Dubai to Auckland was welcomed at the Auckland Airport, ahead of the country’s first fully-open summer since the pandemic.

Emirates flight EK448 takes off from the Dubai International Airport at 10:05am and lands in Auckland at 11:05am local time. The airline has reclaimed the title of having the longest route on its network after resuming the flight. With an estimated time of under 16 hours from Dubai to New Zealand and 17 hours, 15 minutes from New Zealand to Dubai, clocking in 14,200 km. This makes it one of the world’s longest non-stop scheduled commercial flights.

Emirates has been flying to New Zealand for 19 years: a sign of its ongoing commitment to the market. Throughout the pandemic, Emirates continued to serve the country — by connecting New Zealand and the world with daily flights, as well as through its SkyCargo services, which bring essential goods in and out of the nation.