Emirates will launch a daily service from Dubai to Yangon in Myanmar and Hanoi in Vietnam, starting August 3. Utilising a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, this new route will strengthen Emirates’ network of destinations in Southeast Asia, offer a new flight option to passengers travelling between Hanoi and Yangon and open up new connections for Myanmese and Vietnamese travellers to access Emirates’ global network.
The new service will expand the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities (including Cebu and Clark in the Philippines which start on March 30) in seven countries when it comes online in August.
Yangon is Myanmar’s com-mercial capital and largest city with a population of 7.2 million. With its religious and ancient sites, natural trails and picturesque beaches, Yangon welcomed 1.1 million tourists in 2014, an increase of 25 per cent compared to the previous year. As the country’s main hub for trade, industry, real estate and entertainment, Yangon con-tributes approximately one fifth to the country’s GDP.
Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, is located in the Northern region of Vietnam, and as second largest city in the country, has a population of 7 million. Renowned for being a cultural hub, the city has a number of historic attractions, as well as Unesco world heritage sites like Ha Long Bay.
Hanoi will be Emirates’ second passenger destination within Vietnam, complementing Emirates’ existing service to Ho Chi Minh City which was launched in 2012 and a cargo-only service to Hanoi in 2013.
With the daily service to Yangon and Hanoi, Emirates, in cooperation with its regional codeshare partners such as Bangkok Airways and Jetstar – now serves the major capitals and tourist attractions in Southeast Asia, providing the opportunity for tourists in these markets to build travel itineraries covering multiple cities in these destinations.
The three-class configured Boeing 777-300ER which Emirates will operate on the route offers eight seats in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class and 310 seats in Economy Class.
Flights to Yangon and Hanoi will depart daily from Dubai as EK388 at 02.50am arriving at Yangon International Airport at 11.05am. The service will then depart from Yangon at 12:35pm and arrive at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at 2.50pm. The return flight, EK389, will depart Hanoi at 10.50pm, arriving at Yangon at 00.20am the next day. The service will then depart from Yangon at 1:50am and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 5.05am.
Passengers travelling on Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER will be able to enjoy the airline’s award-winning ice system with up to 2,200 channels of on-demand entertainment to choose from.
Emirates operates daily scheduled flights between Malta and Dubai. Starting from this month Emirates are now flying twice weekly to Malta, on Mondays and Wednesdays, via Larnaca in Cyprus. On Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays the airline will operate the Dubai-Malta route on a circular routing via Tunis in Tunisia. The return flight flies directly from Malta to Dubai.
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