Emirates continues its expansion in South East Asia with the addition of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to its global network from 4th June 2012.
Emirates will use an Airbus A330-200 in a two class configuration on the route to Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the airline’s 124th destination.
From 28th October 2012 this service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300 ER in a two class configuration.
Operating as EK 390 the daily non-stop flight, with 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy Class seats, will depart Dubai International Airport at 09:25hrs arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 19:20hrs.
The return flight EK 391 will depart at 20:50hrs arriving in Dubai at 00:45hrs the following day.
Ho Chi Minh City will be the Emirates’ eighth route launch in 2012, following on from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on 3rd January; Dublin on 9th January; Lusaka and Harare on 1st February; Dallas on 2nd February and Seattle on 1st March.
Source: Emirates