Dubai: Emirates said on Tuesday it is increasing capacity on its Bangkok and Hong Kong services later this year.
While Bangkok, one of Emirates’ earliest destinations in the Far East, will receive a second daily, non-stop Airbus A380 service from October 27, 2013, the carrier will be strengthening is commitment to Hong Kong with the launch of a fourth daily non-stop service from Dubai, Emirates said in a statement. It added that the new service to Hong Kong will initially be operated by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft 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,” Salem Obaidullah, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Far East & Australasia, said in a statement.
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.
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