Dubai-based airline to launch daily flights to Durban

Following the successful start of operations in Cape Town, Emirates Airline will advance its presence in South Africa with the introduction of daily flights to Durban, effective 1st December 2008.

The new service – Emirates’ third direct connection between Dubai and South Africa – underscores its commitment to the South African market, and comes close on the heels of the launch of its third-daily service to Johannesburg in 2007 and daily service to Cape Town in 2008.

Emirates operates 14 daily flights from the UK to Dubai, where passengers can then take convenient onward connections to South Africa. Services depart from London Heathrow (five times daily), London Gatwick (thrice daily), Birmingham and Manchester (twice daily), plus Newcastle and Glasgow (once daily).

Durban, Emirates 16th passenger destination in Africa, will accelerate the Dubai-based airline’s weekly capacity into the continent to 93 flights; and take its frequencies to South Africa to 35 flights per week.

Emirates will serve Durban with an Airbus A330-200 aircraft offering 27 Business Class and 251 Economy Class seats. Onboard passengers will enjoy multi-course meals with ethnic dishes prepared by master chefs; attentive service from the airline’s multi-lingual cabin crew; personal entertainment systems; and quieter and more restful cabins equipped with wider seats.

Flight Schedule:

EK774 departs Dubai daily at 04:45 hours and arrives in Durban at 11:25 hours

EK775 departs Durban at 13:15 hours and arrives in Dubai at 23:45 hours

Find out more at Emirates.com.