Airlines

Emirates

UAE · EK · 4.0 out of 5

Foreign airlinesForeign sites and cards onlySuspended

Checked 3 November 2026Partly official

What we could not confirm

Special fare allowance (15 or 20 kg)
Average fleet age

Baggage

Checked bag: 25 kg checked
Cabin bag: 7 kg cabin
Where to buy: Foreign sites and cards only

Saver figure; Special is lower and Flex and Flex Plus higher. Weight concept on Middle East routes, piece concept to the Americas.

Planes

Airbus A380, Boeing 777-300ER, A350-900; all widebody. Average age not verified here.

No longer serves Tehran. Since 1 April 2026 Emirates has refused Iranian citizens for entry to or transit through the UAE (Golden Visa holders excepted); the UAE government disputes that a blanket ban exists, but airlines enforce it.

Boeing 777, 787 and Airbus A330, A350 (foreign airlines)

Scores

On time: 87.3% on time in the OAG 2025 Punctuality League, ninth worldwide, per a secondary report. Irrelevant for Iranian passport holders while the UAE entry and transit refusal stands.
Aircraft and comfort: All-widebody A380 and 777 fleet with screens at every seat; A350s arriving. Average age not verified in this review, and the oldest 777s are over 15 years.
Baggage allowance: Weight concept: Special 15 to 20 kg (sources conflict), Saver 25 kg, Flex 30 kg, Flex Plus 35 kg; cabin bag 7 kg.
Service and food: Fourth in the Skytrax 2025 world ranking and second for first class; full meals and entertainment in every cabin.
Changes and refunds: From 10 August 2026 Saver to Flex fares to Dubai get unlimited free date changes and refund fees of USD 50 and 25; Special fares remain no-change, no-refund. Other destinations keep the old fees.

What is good

Top-tier cabin and entertainment
87.3% on time in 2025 per OAG

What is not

Refuses Iranian citizens for entry to or transit through the UAE since 1 April 2026 (Golden Visa holders excepted)
No Tehran service

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