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Did Concorde ever fly to Dubai?

On the 13th February, Concorde 202, G-BBDG first flew from Filton to RAF Fairford. She flew for 1 hour and 45 minutes and reached supersonic speeds. Concorde 202, G-BBDG flew a tour of the Middle East for demonstration, visiting Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Muscat and Dubai.



Yes, the Concorde did fly to Dubai, though it was never a regularly scheduled commercial "daily" service like the routes to New York or Washington. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Concorde made several "proving flights" and high-profile promotional visits to Dubai. One of the most famous occurrences was in 1976, when a British Airways Concorde flew from London to Bahrain and then continued to Dubai to showcase the aircraft's supersonic capabilities to the UAE's leadership. Additionally, Concorde was a frequent guest for charter flights and world tours. Rich travelers in the 80s could book "Around the World" supersonic packages that often included a stop in Dubai as a luxurious midpoint between Europe and Asia. Because Dubai was rapidly developing into a global business hub, these flights were seen as a status symbol. While Concorde's high fuel consumption and "sonic boom" restrictions over land made regular Middle Eastern routes less profitable than the transatlantic ones, its presence on the Dubai tarmac remains an iconic image of the "Golden Age" of supersonic travel and the early days of Dubai's aviation ambitions.

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Concorde Destinations
  • Africa. Abidjan. Agadir. Antanarivo. Aswan. Bamako. ...
  • The Americas. Abbotsford. Acapulco. Albany. Andrews AFB. ...
  • Australasia. Auckland. Brisbane. Christchurch. Darwin. ...
  • Europe & Middle East. Aarhus. Aalborg. Abu Dhabi. Albacete. ...
  • Far East. Bali. Bangkok. Bangui. Beijing. ...
  • United Kingdom. Aberdeen. Belfast. Birmingham. Boscombe Down.


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