Emirates has further strengthened its commitment to South East Asia by introducing a fifth daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Bangkok, with the announcement coming just weeks after it launched a daily service between Dubai and Phuket.
From 31st March, 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 on to Christchurch. These services, along with the Phuket flights, take the number of weekly Emirates departures from Thailand to 56.
The 31st March 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 1st January.
Jakarta service will commence on 1st March. Elsewhere in the region, the Singapore service received a boost in capacity following the introduction of a 517-seat A380 to the route in December 2012, while flights from Ho Chi Minh City were launched in June last year.
Thai exporters, as well as their trade partners, will also benefit from the new service which will provide an additional 105 tons of weekly capacity in each direction and take Emirates SkyCargo’s weekly cargo capacity each way to 750 tons.
The flight to Bangkok will be operated by a three-class Airbus 330-200L. From 1st September, the service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, also in a three-class configuration.
Source: Emirates