Dubai (TAN): Emirates will operate a second daily flight between Dubai and United Kingdom’s London Stansted Airport from July 1 this year.
With the introduction of the new flight, the airline will serve London with 11 daily flights that will operate from three airports in the city. It will also take Emirates’ total weekly flights to the United Kingdom to 140.
Hubert Frach, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West, Emirates, said: “We are increasing capacity to London Stansted to meet steady demand from both leisure and business travellers to and from the region, as well as international student traffic to Cambridge.”
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“We continuously seek ways to maximise convenience and flexibility for our customers and the second daily flight combined with the optimal travel schedules will do exactly that; provide a seamless travel experience with Emirates,” he added.
Emirates will deploy its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to serve the route.
While the new flight is expected to boost tourism and trade in the region, the new flight timings could offer more convenient connecting options to travellers.
All Emirates first and Business class passengers travelling to and from Stansted will get complimentary chauffeur drive service within a 50-mile radius.
As per the schedule, the first daily flight EK65 from Dubai will leave Dubai at 0900 hours and arrive at London Stansted at 1330 hours, while the return flight EK66 will depart London Stansted at 1500 hours and reach Dubai at 0105 hours the next day.
The second daily flight, operating as EK67, will take off from Dubai at 1415 hours and land in London Stansted at 1845 hours. The return flight EK68 will leave London Stansted at 2110 hours, arriving in Dubai at 0710 hours the next day.
