Emirates boosts Manchester-Dubai service
Monday, 09 Mar, 2011
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Emirates is to offer a third daily non-stop flight from Manchester to Dubai.
The airline will start the new service, operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a three-class configuration, on May 1.
The move increases the carrier’s capacity from Manchester by 25%.
It will become the first airline to operate three daily flights from Manchester to the same long haul destination.
Emirates’ vice president UK and Ireland Laurie Berryman said: “With the launch of a third daily flight, we’ve got Manchester covered morning, noon and night, offering business and leisure travellers from the region an incredible choice of travel options to destinations across the globe.
“We’ve already filled the additional capacity we introduced with the A380 last year and demand continues to grow, hence this plan for further growth.”
The third flight will leave daily from Manchester at 9.40am, allowing for connections to Thailand, the Middle East and India.
Managing director of Manchester Airport Andrew Harrison said: “Since bringing the A380 to Manchester last September the route to Dubai has been one of Emirates’ strongest performers and we saw a full compliment of 517 in November so we know the traffic is there and the third daily service underlines the strength of this route and the importance of the Middle East to our longer term ambitions as an airport.
“Emirates’ operation in the North West has grown rapidly since it launched a twice-weekly service from Manchester in 1990."
by Dinah Hatch
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