Emirates steps up challenge to BA with 10th daily London flight

Emirates will add a 10th daily flight to London in October, bolstering its challenge to British Airways in BA’s own backyard. Emirates will operate the service to Gatwick, giving it 4 daily flights there together with 6 at London Heathrow, Emirates said Thursday. London is already the most popular city for Emirates, with the extra service lifting weekly capacity to 4,600 seats on 70 flights. That compares with the 76 flights a week that BA offers from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports to New York, its top long-haul destination. Emirates’ high-frequency operation from London will siphon even more passengers bound for Asia, the Middle East and Africa through its Dubai hub, where coordinated waves of departures maximise potential connections while minimising transfer times. <br/>