Emirates has introduced a fifth daily, non-stop service between Dubai and the Thai capital Bangkok as it continues its expansion in southeast Asia.

The announcement came just weeks after it launched a daily service between Dubai and the island of Phuket off the coast of southern Thailand.

From March 31, Emirates will operate 35 flights a week between Dubai and Bangkok, plus a daily Airbus A380 service between Bangkok and Hong Kong, and a daily flight between Bangkok and Sydney, which connects to Christchurch.

These services, along with the Phuket flights, take the number of weekly Emirates departures from Thailand to 56.

March 31 will also mark the start of the airline’s fourth daily service between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai, while a third daily Manila service started on January 1 and a third daily Jakarta service will commence on March 1.

Elsewhere in the region, the Singapore service received a boost in capacity following the introduction of a 517-seat A380 to the route last month, while flights from Ho Chi Minh City were launched in June last year.

Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus.