Emirates will launch a new passenger destination in Iraq next month with the commencement of flights to Erbil, its third Iraqi destination after Basra and Baghdad.
From August 12, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan will be the carrier’s 17th passenger destination in the Middle East.
The new service between Emirates’ hub in Dubai and Erbil will initially operate four times a week, increasing to a daily service from September 1.
Emirates will fly its Airbus 340-300 on the route, offering 267 seats in a three-class configuration and more than 13 tonnes of cargo capacity.
In addition, Emirates will introduce three additional flights between Dubai and Basra, the Iraqi southern port city, increasing the service from four to seven flights per week from Wednesday.
Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus.