According to a Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) report, Emirates Airline expanded its presence in Bangladesh with the introduction of three additional flights per week to Dhaka, effective since yesterday. The additional services will bring Emirates’ weekly operation to 17 flights and add over 800 seats per week on the Dubai-Dhaka route (one direction). Operated by an A330-200 aircraft in a two-class configuration of 27 Business and 251 Economy Class seats, EK586 will depart Dubai at 10:15 hrs every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday and reach Zia International Airport at 16:30 hrs. While the return flight EK587 will take off from Dhaka at 18:30 hrs on the same day and arrive at the airline’s new home – Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport - at 21:50 hrs. Emirates currently operate double-daily services between Dhaka and Dubai.
Salem Obaidalla, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations West Asia, Indian Ocean and Africa, Emirates said, “We are delighted to increase our capacity to/from Dhaka and support the government’s current efforts to grow economic ties between the UAE and Bangladesh. |