The additional flight frequency to Phuket complements the airline's existing schedule and provides much-needed capacity to meet the deep tourism appeal and surge in summer travel demand from Europe and the Middle East/GCC. Customers can look forward to Emirates' award-winning Premium Economy experience, complete with extra legroom and curated amenities, elevated dining, and more.

With the addition of a third daily flight, Emirates said it now serves Phuket with 21 weekly services operated by a mix of Boeing 777s and Airbus A350s.

Emirates flight EK390 departs Dubai at 22:40hrs, arriving in Phuket at 08:10hrs the following day. The return flight, EK391, departs Phuket at 10:00hrs and arrives in Dubai at 13:05hrs.*

Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates App, through online and offline travel agents, or at Emirates retail stores.

"Travellers will benefit from greater flexibility with additional travel options to the popular resort destination, including an early morning arrival that is ideal for customers connecting via Dubai from European cities including Manchester, Amsterdam, London, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as from Kuwait and Bahrain," read the statement issued by the airlines.

The new flight will also provide convenient onward connections from Phuket to key destinations across Europe and the Middle East, including Madrid, Munich, Birmingham, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Edinburgh, Zurich and Amman.

The introduction of Emirates flight EK391 also significantly enhances cargo connectivity from Phuket by providing an additional daytime departure to Dubai, with improved connection opportunities to onward gateways across Europe, the UK, Africa, the GCC and North America, supporting shipments of perishables, electronic components and general cargo.

Introducing the A350 and Premium Economy to Phuket

Operated by an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in a three-class configuration, Emirates' new daily service offers customers 32 lie-flat Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy seats and 238 Economy Class seats. In addition to Emirates' signature next-generation products and award-winning service, customers can enjoy innovative onboard features including wireless charging in Business Class, electronically controlled window blinds featuring an Emirates Ghaf tree motif when closed in the premium cabins, digital inflight menus on ice screens, and more.

The airline's next-generation version of the ice inflight entertainment system on the A350 delivers a cinematic viewing experience with stunning 4K and 4K HDR displays on ultra-responsive touchscreens. The A350 also offers high-performance Wi-Fi powered by ViaSat's Global Xpress (GX) satellite network. Improved Wireless Access Points (WAPs) onboard help customers enjoy up to ten times the current average aircraft bandwidth.

Premium Economy passengers also enjoy a generous checked baggage allowance of 35 kg, along with 10 kg of carry-on baggage.