Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will be able to connect even more people and cargo with Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, with the start of a second service to the east African coastal city from 26th October.
The new five times weekly service will complement Emirates’ existing daily operation, and further boost inbound and outbound passenger traffic and cargo flows between Tanzania and Dubai, and Emirates’ worldwide network.
Emirates started a twice weekly service between Dubai and Dar-es-Salaam linked with Nairobi on 28th October 1997 using an Airbus A310-300. Following steady growth and demand on the route over the years, the frequency and capacity was increased and the flight was de-linked from Nairobi, becoming a daily non-stop service between Dubai and Dar-es-Salaam in 2006.
The new flight will be operated with an Emirates A330-200, in a three class configuration with 12 seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 183 in Economy Class, adding a total of 2,370 seats and up to 170 tons of cargo capacity a week on the route.
“Dar-es-Salaam is an important destination in our east African network. In our last financial year we carried over 180,000 customers on the route, and we are expecting further growth with the introduction of the second service, which will offer our customers more choice and convenience from Tanzania to Dubai and onward to Europe, the Middle East, the United States, India and the Far East. Dar-es-Salaam will now become the second destination in east Africa, after Nairobi, to have more than a daily frequency, said Orhan Abbas, Emirates Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa.
The new service will operate on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. It will depart Dubai as EK727 at 16:55hrs and arrive in Dar-es-Salaam at 21:50hrs. The return flight EK728 will depart Dar-es-Salaam at 23:30hrs and arrive in Dubai at 06:20hrs the next day.
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
