Emirates adds southeast Asia capacity

Emirates has increased in capacity on its Bangkok and Hong Kong services.

Bangkok, one of Emirates’ earliest destinations in the Far East that joined the network in 1990, will receive a second daily, non-stop Airbus A380 service from October 27, operating as EK372, which departs Dubai at 9.40am and arrives in Bangkok at 6.40pm. The return flight EK373 departs Bangkok at 8.40pm and arrives in Dubai the following day at 12.30am.

Emirates will also be strengthening its commitment to Hong Kong with the launch of a fourth daily service from Dubai, operating non-stop as EK386, departing Dubai at 9pm and arriving in Hong Kong the following morning at 8.05am. The return flight EK387 will depart Hong Kong at 9.40am, arriving in Dubai at 2.55pm.

The new service will initially be operated by an Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration before being upgraded to a Boeing 777-300ER later in the year.

“The addition of a second daily A380 flight to Bangkok and a fourth daily service to Hong Kong demonstrates Emirates’ commitment to both Thailand and Hong Kong. Earlier this year, we launched our fifth daily flight to Bangkok and the passenger demand has led to the decision to operate the second A380 on the route.

“Thailand has been part of the Emirates network for over 20 years, and in December we added Phuket as our second Thai destination,” said Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ senior vice-president, Commercial Operations Far East and Australasia.

“We have been steadily increasing the number of services to Hong Kong, and this fourth flight gives our customers the flexibility to choose a departure time that fits with their schedule and connect through Dubai to destinations on our ever-expanding global network,” added Mr Obaidalla.

Emirates currently flies to 133 destinations in 77 countries, including 23 destinations in 12 countries in the Far East and Australasia. From Bangkok, Emirates offers services to Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney and Christchurch; from Hong Kong, Emirates offers flights to Dubai and Bangkok.

Emirates flies daily from Dubai to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus using a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.