Emirates' daily Dubai–Orlando flights switch to the Airbus A350 on Nov. 1

Emirates is putting a new plane on its Orlando route. Its release says: "The Emirates A350 will be deployed on scheduled services for the first time in the US on 1 November, when it begins daily services to Orlando."

What changed

• The A350 replaces the Boeing 777. Emirates says the A350 "will replace the current Boeing 777 aircraft, which has been operating on the route since its services to the Florida gateway launched in 2015."
• The flights are EK219 and EK220, daily.
• Three cabins: 32 Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 layout, 28 Premium Economy seats and 238 Economy Class seats.
• Premium Economy comes to Central Florida. WFTV reports the A350 will bring the airline's "Premium Economy cabin to the Central Florida market."

When

• From Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, daily.
• Emirates announced it Oct. 1, 2026.
• It was in Emirates' schedule before the release. AeroRoutes reported on Sept. 28, 2026 that Emirates' schedule update "launches Airbus A350-900 aircraft operation on 01NOV26".

The schedule (local times)

• EK220 leaves Orlando at 8:20 p.m. and arrives in Dubai at 7:10 p.m. the next day.
• EK219 leaves Dubai at 3:05 a.m. and arrives in Orlando at 10:20 a.m.
• AeroRoutes lists the same times from Emirates' filing.

What it means if you live here

• If you fly Emirates out of Orlando on or after Nov. 1, your flight is EK220 on the A350.
• The Orlando flights carry Premium Economy, 28 seats of it, a cabin WFTV calls new to the Central Florida market.
• Fares: none of the three sources gives a price.