Starting 11 June, flights will operate three times per week every Monday, Thursday and Saturday on 737 MAX 8 aircraft, offering connections through Fiji to and from North America via Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth and Vancouver.
A total of 16 of the superjumbos, including 15 from Emirates as well as VH-OQI from Qantas, have been affected by a European Union Aviation Safety Agency airworthiness directive mandating inspections of their wing spar components.