Old Palace in Kabul, which is slowly emerging from decades of turbulence.Old Palace in Kabul, which is slowly emerging from decades of turbulence.

Emirates is to commence a daily passenger service to Khwaja Rawash Airport in Kabul, the capital of Afganistan, from December 4.

The daily flight to the capital city will be Emirates’ first destination in Afghanistan. The route will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 configured in a three-class configuration.

“Emirates has identified a demand for a premium service airline offering between Dubai and Kabul. With this new route Emirates will be able to offer passengers travelling to and from the city excellent global connections via Dubai, combined with the award-winning product and service the airline is renowned for,” said Emirates’ Barry Brown.

EK 640 will depart Dubai daily at 9.55am and arrive in Kabul at 1.15pm. The return flight, EK 641, will leave Kabul at 3.30pm and arrive back in Dubai at 6pm.

Kabul will be the 138th destination on the Emirates route network, following shortly after the commencement of services to Clark, Philippines, on October 1, Conakry, Guinea, on October 27 and Sialkot, Pakistan, on November 5.

Tickets on this route are available for sale with immediate effect from the preferred travel agent or Emirates sales office at Malta International Airport. For further information about Emirates, visit www.emirates.com.

Emirates operates four scheduled flights weekly from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Emirates operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli, Libya.

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