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Durban to Dubai flight path With their dearth of international flights, the name "Durban International Airport" had become something of a misnomer...up to 1 October 2009 when Emirates Airline started operating daily flights between Durban and Dubai. The benefit of this stretches far further than just the Durban-Dubai route - from Dubai Emirates connects with many major world destinations, opening up options for one-stop flights including:

from Durban to London via Dubai
from Durban to New York via Dubai
from Durban to Mumbai via Dubai

Durban to Dubai flights

Flight number	Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Time	Airport	Duration	Classes	Aircraft
EK776	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18:40	Durban King Shaka Airport (DUR)	8h40m	First, Business, Economy	Boeing 777-300ER
EK776	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	05:25	Dubai International Airport (DXB)	8h40m	First, Business, Economy	Boeing 777-300ER

Dubai to Durban flights

Flight number	Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Time	Airport	Duration	Classes	Aircraft
EK775	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10:25	Dubai International Airport (DXB)	8h45m	First, Business, Economy	Boeing 777-300ER
EK775	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17:10	Durban King Shaka Airport (DUR)	8h45m	First, Business, Economy	Boeing 777-300ER

It sure is all happening in Durban at the moment. Well done and good luck to Emirates. We'll be watching this spot closely.

Emirates Durban contact details

Address	Shop 1a - Royal Palm Hotel 8 Palm Boulevard Umhlanga Ridge Durban
Telephone	+27 86 136 4728 ('0861 emirates' - Call Centre) or +27 11 303 1951 (from outside South Africa)
Working hours	Mon - Fri, 08:30 to 16:00 Sat, 08:30 to 12:00 Sun, Closed

News

1 Jun 2012	Emirates switches from using an Airbus A330-200, to a Boeing 777-300ER on its Durban to Dubai flight route. This introduces a first class lounge and also increases capacity on the route by 30%. "During the last three years, we have experienced positive passenger growth which we attribute to the growing recognition of this city as a popular tourist destination and its increasing influence as one of the key trading hubs in South Africa. As a result, we have enhanced our services here with the introduction of a larger B777-300ER aircraft that will cater for more passengers travelling from Durban to our extensive global network," said Emirates Senior Vice President Commercial Operations – Africa, Jean Luc Grillet. "Since this route’s inception from October 2009, Emirates has greatly contributed to the passenger growth experienced at the old Durban airport and now at the King Shaka International Airport (KSIA).” ”This has become a popular flight and demonstrates Durban’s growing status as a destination of choice. Our team at KSIA has always and will continue to support the Emirates team in Durban." said the General Manager of ACSA King Shaka International Airport, Terence Delomoney.
19 Dec 2009	Five passengers suffer minor injuries when Emirates flight EK775 from Dubai to Durban encountered a 2-second period of severe turbulence and plunged as it entered South African airspace just prior to descent into Durban.
1 Oct 2009	Emirates starts daily flights between Durban and Dubai
1 Oct 2008	The original date from which Emirates planned to start daily flights between Durban and Dubai, but they postponed these plans in June 2008 (citing high fuel prices).