Monday, January 19, 2015

Emirates Airline launches 13th weekly flight to Kolkata

Emirates airline, a global connector of people and places, on Monday, announced two enhancements to its service to the Kolkata market.Commencing on March 29, the airline will add a 13th weekly flight between the West Bengal capital and its home and hub in Dubai. Operating on Wednesdays, EK 572 will depart Dubai International Airport at 13.00 hours and arrive at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at 19.15 hours.

The return flight EK 573 will depart at 20.30 hours and arrive in Dubai at 00.05 hours.

The inbound service offers convenient connections with several regions within Emirates’ network, including many of the 37 European, 17 Middle Eastern and 20 African cities Emirates serves. With this additional service, Emirates will operate 186 weekly flights across its network of 10 Indian destinations.

Also on March 29, Emirates will start to operate a larger Boeing 777-200ER on the route as flight numbers EK 570 and EK 571 which will offer Emirates’ renowned First Class service. The Boeing is an up-gauge from the existing A330-200, with capacity for 274 passengers; 220 in Economy Class, 42 in Business Class and 12 First Class. Emirates will be the only airline operating a First Class cabin to the city.
19/01/15 Khaleej Times
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