Emirates today announced that it will introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg this October, lifting the number of daily flights to South Africa to seven.
The addition brings Emirates’ total number of permanent flights between the two countries to 49 a week.
Operated by a B777-300ER, EK767 features 354 seats in a three-class configuration – eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 304 in Economy Class.
“The introduction of the fourth daily service between Dubai and Johannesburg is a reflection of the growing passenger demand for flights between these two important business and tourism hubs. The increased frequency gives our customers greater flexibility in their travel plans and enhances connectivity to other flights on the Emirates’ network through the Dubai hub,” said Orhan Abbas, Emirates Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa.
“We have seen a healthy increase year-on-year in passenger numbers on the route. Johannesburg remains an important gateway for in bound traffic from the U.K., U.S.A., Germany France, GCC, Iraq and Perth, with outbound traffic connecting to India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok and Jordan, Qatar and Iran in the Middle East.” “The increased capacity demonstrates our commitment to South Africa and our confidence in the strength of the market. With 49 weekly flights to South Africa, Emirates is well positioned to connect global businesses as well as leisure travellers to the continent’s most exuberant economy and exciting travel destination,” he concluded.
Emirates and South African Airways will extend its code-share partnership to include the brand new service between Dubai and Johannesburg. The expansion of the code-share agreement is a reflection of the successful and long-standing partnership between the two carriers which are working on key commercial initiatives together.
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
