Emirates brings forward Airbus A350 flights to Kuwait and Bahrain

Services will start January 8, making them the second and third destinations to be served by the airline’s newest aircraft.

Emirates will operate its Airbus A350 on the following services to Kuwait and Bahrain:

  • Kuwait: The Emirates A350 will operate on EK853 and EK854. EK 853 departs Dubai at 1.25am, arriving in Kuwait at 2.15am. The return flight, EK 854 leaves Kuwait at 3.40am, arriving in Dubai at 6.25am
  • Bahrain: The Emirates A350 will operate on two of the three daily flights to the Kingdom – EK837/838, and EK839/840. EK 837 departs Dubai at 8.20am, arriving in Bahrain at 8.40am. The return flight, EK 838, departs Bahrain at 10.00am, arriving back to Dubai at 12.15pm. The second flight operated by the Airbus A350, EK 839, takes off at 4pm, arriving in Bahrain at 4.20pm. EK 840 leaves Bahrain at 5.45pm, arriving back to Dubai at 8pm

The three-class aircraft features 312 seats, with 32 Business Class lie-flat seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 21 Premium Economy seats in a 2-3-2 configuration, and 259 Economy Class seats in a 3-3-3 arrangement.

Emirates A350

The Emirates A350 operating to both countries boast a suite of features, including high ceilings and wider aisles, new technology touches, faster Wi-Fi, and the latest version of the ice inflight entertainment system.

The airline has been serving Kuwait since 1989, and today operates 29 weekly flights and the A350 to Kuwait is the second aircraft type to feature the highly acclaimed Premium Economy cabin and newly configured Business Class seats, following the deployment of the retrofitted Boeing 777 in October 2024.

Emirates operates 22 weekly flights to Bahrain, which will now be served with a mix of Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft.