Emirates Airline resumes daily Dubai-Sydney-Christchurch service

Emirates Airline resumed (27-Mar-2023) daily Dubai-Sydney-Christchurch service using A380 equipment. The resumption supports the export of 15 to 18 tonnes of daily goods between Christchurch and Sydney, including cherries, lamb and seafood. Emirates Airline divisional VP Australasia Barry Brown stated: "Not only has Christchurch again become the smallest city on Emirates' A380 network, but New Zealand is now the first country on our network to exclusively carry our four cabin A380 and our best product yet". According to OAG, the carrier last operated the service in Mar-2020. No other carriers operate the direct route. [more - original PR]