Emirates will add Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to its global network from June 4.

The Dubai airline will use an Airbus A330-200 in a two class configuration on the route to Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the airline’s 124th destination.

EK 390, the daily non-stop flight with 27 business class seats and 251 economy class seats, will depart Dubai International Airport at 9.25 a.m. and arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 7.20 p.m.

The return flight EK 391 will depart at 8.50 p.m. and arrive in Dubai at 12.45 a.m. the following day.

“Emirates will offer tourists and business travellers, particularly from the Middle East, Africa and Europe, a convenient option to access Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is one of the most vibrant places in south-east Asia and we are convinced that this will prove to be a highly popular route,” said Emirates Airline president Tim Clark.

Emirates markets Ho Chi Minh City as the ideal gateway for tourists to explore Vietnam, be it the shopping options in the city, the Unesco World Heritage Sites of Hoi An, the islands of Halong Bay, the beaches of Nha Trang or the floating markets and restaurants of the Mekong River Delta.

Ho Chi Minh City will be the Emirates’ eighth route launch in 2012, following Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on January 3, Dublin on January 9, Lusaka and Harare on February 1, Dallas on February 2 and Seattle on March 1.

Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus.

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