Dubai carrier restarts daily flights to Sydney as Australia reopens borders

A Dubai-based carrier has announced daily flights to Sydney and a four-weekly service to Melbourne from November 2.

As vaccination rates in New South Wales reach target levels, and Victoria catches up, the two states will allow vaccinated travellers to return to Australia without quarantine.

In response, Emirates is stepping up the frequency on flights EK414/415 between Dubai and Sydney to be daily operated while flights to Melbourne will operate as a four-weekly service on EK408/409.

The airline confirmed in a statement that Melbourne could see a higher frequency of flights in line with demand.

Importantly, capacity on flights to Sydney and Melbourne will return to 100 per cent, allowing 354 passengers across all cabins to travel on its flights.

Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members are allowed unrestricted travel to the country provided that a full vaccination is complete.

These COVID-19 vaccines are to be recognised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia. This includes Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson.

From December 1, Emirates' signature A380 will fly daily between Dubai and Sydney.