Emirates' retrofitted Boeing 777 to start daily Riyadh flights soon

Dubai: The Emirates airline will bring in its newly retrofitted Boeing 777s for its second and third daily flights between Dubai and Riyadh. This will start March 30 and 7 May, respectively.

This brings with it ‘more opportunities to experience its latest generation Business Class seats, as well as highly acclaimed Premium Economy product’, the Dubai based airline said in a statement.

This makes Riyadh the first destination in the Gulf and wider Middle East to be serviced using the retrofitted Boeing 777s from Emirates.

Emirates’ upgraded Boeing 777s will operate as follows:

• EK815 and EK816 operate with a refurbished Emirates Boeing 777 starting March 30.

• From May 7, Emirates will operate the refurbished Boeing 777 on its third service, EK 817 and EK 818, starting with six flights per week; and from 11 August 2025, the aircraft will be deployed daily.

The airline currently operates 72 weekly flights to all four gateway destinations in Saudi Arabia using a mix of Boeing 777s and A380s.

In November last, Emirates introduced the ‘Chauffeur-Drive Service’ in Riyadh, offering First and Business Class passengers a door-to-door journey. “Riyadh is the first and only regional destination offering CDS for premium customers, and Emirates is the only airline exclusively offering this service in Riyadh,” said the statement.