Emirates will suspend one of its two daily flights to Houston from February, to enable it to launch a new US route to Dallas.
The carrier recently announced plans for flights between Dubai and Dallas commencing on February 1, 2012, using B777-200LR aircraft.
This aircraft will be made available by suspending flight EK213 between Dubai and Houston (departing at 0245 and arriving at 1000), and return leg EK214 (departing at 1230 and landing back in Dubai at 1220 the following day).
A spokesperson for Emirates said: "Dallas offers us new and different opportunities. In order to start the Dallas route, we have had to use the aircraft from our second Houston service because of capacity constraints.
"However, it is our intention to restore the second daily Houston service as and when additional capacity becomes available."
The carrier will continue to fly daily between Dubai and Houston on morning departure EK211 from Dubai (leaving at 0905 and arriving at 1625), and early evening departure EK212 from Houston (leaving at 1850 and arriving back into Dubai at 1845 the following day).