Photo: Shutterstock Emirates is launching a new and crucial route for the UAE aviation giant, 4 months after the official announcement of its opening.
For the first time today (July 1, 2025), the company’s flight landed in Shenzhen, the fourth largest city in China, regarded as the knowledge-intensive industry capital of the country and one of the tech hubs of the East.
On board flight EK328, which departed from Dubai Terminal at 03:35 AM and arrived in Shenzhen at 15:30, were several Emirates senior executives and leading industry figures from Dubai. The flight duration was 7 hours and 55 minutes.
Emirates, Photo: EMIRATESThe new route will operate daily and will depart at different times from its inaugural flight: departing Dubai at 10:05 AM and arriving in Shenzhen at 22:00. The return flight will leave Shenzhen at 23:55 and land in Dubai at 03:40 AM the next day.
The schedule supports connections from Dubai to destinations across Africa, Europe, and America, and is particularly important today for Israelis wishing to travel to China, as the only direct option available is with Hainan Airlines flying to Beijing.
The easier option to reach the East, and generally to all Emirates destinations departing from Dubai, is to use their partner FlyDubai, currently operating a particularly large number of flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai. The high number of flights allows for coordination with Emirates’ onward flights at almost any convenient time.
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