Cape City – Emirates’ (www.Emirates.com) third each day service on the Dubai-Cape City route landed at Cape City Worldwide Airport at 18:05 yesterday, Wednesday, 1 July 2026, marking the primary arrival of flight EK778.
This additionally marks the debut of the airline’s next-generation Airbus A350 in South Africa.
The A350 (https://apo-opa.co/3ReSghd) is the most recent plane sort to hitch Emirates’ all widebody fleet, introducing the most recent in-flight expertise.
The brilliant and ethereal cabins have been thoughtfully designed to supply extra space and luxury in each cabin, while cutting-edge expertise and enhanced leisure choices elevate each flight.
The deployment additionally will increase entry to the airline’s award-winning Premium Economic system cabin, which first launched in South Africa in September 2025 and has proved persistently widespread with travellers.
Afzal Parambil, Emirates’ Regional Supervisor for Southern Africa, mentioned, “Cape City has lengthy been one of the vital widespread locations on our African community.
“The launch of a 3rd each day service, operated with our latest plane, exhibits how a lot we consider on this market.
“The brand new flight offers travellers extra choices and a better connection to our international community via Dubai, whereas the A350 presents the most recent passenger expertise.
“We’d like to increase our due to the South African authorities for his or her partnership and assist in securing this new service, and look ahead to welcoming passengers onboard.”
The brand new flight enhances connectivity for South African travellers, providing extra alternative, flexibility, and improved entry to Emirates’ international community, by way of Dubai, particularly long-haul locations in West Asia, Australasia and the Far East.
The launch of the brand new service additionally builds on the settlement signed in April 2026 between Emirates and Wesgro, the tourism, commerce, and funding promotion company for Cape City and the Western Cape.
The 2 organisations are working collectively to deliver extra guests from key markets such because the Gulf, the Far East, and India.
Exterior of Cape City, Emirates additionally reinstated its fourth each day flight to Johannesburg on 1 July 2026, boosting weekly connectivity to Dubai to 56 weekly providers from its three South African gateways.
The deployment is additional supported by the seasonal deployment of the second A380 service into Johannesburg.
EK761 and EK762 will now be operated by a completely retrofitted A380, outfitted with the in-demand Premium Economic system cabin and the most recent cabin interiors, enhancing Emirates world-class providing and boosting capability out and in of South Africa’s largest and busiest worldwide airport.
By enhancing its frequencies, Emirates is not only supporting passenger visitors, however facilitation international commerce too.
Optimising the stomach capability within the Boeing 777 and A350, in addition to the each day flight from Durban, Emirates SkyCargo uplifts key commodities from South Africa reminiscent of recent fruit and greens, chilled meat, dairy, seafood and recent reduce flowers, and transports them worldwide, connecting South African companies with their international clients, rapidly, reliably and effectively.
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