The airline will operate the route on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday using a Boeing 777 offering both economy and business cabins. Emirates plans to increase frequency to a daily service from September.
Jacqueline Dobson, president of Scottish agency Barrhead Travel, called Emirates’ decision to restart flights to Scotland a “real vote of confidence” for the industry.
The restart of the Glasgow-Dubai routes comes as the United Arab Emirates is due to move to the UK’s amber list on Sunday (8 August) as part of the latest review of the traffic light system.
