This year, more than 355,000 passengers are expected to travel with Emirates across the region during Eid holiday, so that it added extra flights.
Emirates Airlines added 17 additional flights during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, operating from March 26 to April 6.
These extra flights provide greater flexibility for passengers traveling to Dubai for the Eid holiday and onwards to popular destinations such as:
Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, the UK, the USA, South Africa, Mumbai, Karachi, Cairo, and more.
Is Syria Among Emirates Extra Flights For Eid Al Fitr Holiday ?
Recently, many sources announced the return of direct service between UAE and Syria, after 3 months of stop.
Many experts confirmed that the first flight between Dubai and Damascus airport will be on Friday, 28 – March – 2025.
The scheduled flights to Syria will be operated by Syrian Airlines, as it was before.
However, many are expecting to see Emirates airlines at Damascus airport soon, maybe in Eid Al Adha ..
Let’s wait and see !
Meanwhile Emirates extra flights for Eid Al Fitr holiday will operate to Jeddah, Kuwait, Dammam, and Amman.
Accordingly, you can book your flight to Amman and continue from Amman to Syria easily by land or Air.

During Eid Holiday, Emirates Airline will operate the following extra flights:
- 6 additional flights to Amman
- 5 additional flights to Dammam
- 4 additional flights to Jeddah
- 2 additional flights to Kuwait
Special Eid Menu Onboard
Emirates will offer a special Eid menu across all travel classes on selected flights to and from Dubai.
Passengers can enjoy delicious dishes such as:
- Chicken Mathbi
- Sautéed Shrimp
- Chicken Maqluba
- Mixed Grills (Chicken Shish Tawook and Lamb Kofta)
- Desserts including Brownies, Pistachio Cake, and other sweet treats

Exclusive Eid Entertainment on Emirates’ ice System
Passengers can enjoy a wide range of entertainment during the Eid holiday on Emirates’ award-winning ice entertainment system, which offers:
- Up to 6,500 entertainment channels on demand
- More than 2,000 movies from around the world
- 80 Arabic films
In case you like podcasts and music, you can enjoy your flight with Emirates as it offers:
- 15 Arabic podcast and audiobook channels
- Quran recitations
- Over 500 Arabic music channels, including pop, classical, Khaleeji, Moroccan, and Arabic music
The President of the State and the Egyptian President discuss in Cairo strengthening fraternal relations and various aspects of cooperation and joint work between the two countries. pic.twitter.com/1bjVmw5rWq
— UAE Voice (@uae_voiceeng) March 23, 2025
Booking & Ticket Reservations
You can book Emirates extra Eid flights tickets through:
- The official Emirates website: emirates.com
- The Emirates mobile app
- Emirates retail stores
- Authorized travel agents
- Online travel agencies