If you’re visiting the UK, flying with Emirates® gives you even more choice. Our six destinations, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, London Heathrow and London Gatwick mean that wherever you need to get to in the UK, you can fly to an airport that’s conveniently located near to your destination.
The addition of our Newcastle flight takes the total number of daily flights to the UK to 14. So you have even more choice of where you fly and when.
The legend of Earl Grey
The second Earl of Grey, a former British Prime Minister, was a resident of Newcastle. Legend has it that a grateful Chinese Mandarin, whose son was saved from drowning by one of the Earl’s men, presented him with a tea flavored with bergamot oil as a thank you gift. The tea proved so popular in the Prime Minister's drawing room that his tea merchants, Twinings, were given a sample and asked to come up with a close match.
Emirates® now flies daily to Newcastle, so you can enjoy a good cup of British tea in the home of Earl Grey.