Emirates to upgrade flights to 7 top destinations
The DXB-based airline will expand its schedules in Argentina, Brazil and Italy later this year while also layering on more retrofitted aircraft throughout its network.
The world's biggest international airline will add a third daily flight to Italy's fashion capital of Milan, which will be served by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
From Sunday October 26, Emirates will now fly daily to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
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Services to Shanghai will also be upgraded with the introduction of an Airbus A380 on the EK302/303 route and a retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft on the EK304/305 route.
The airline's third daily flight between Dubai and Singapore will be served with the flagship A380 on the EK314/315.
And Premium Economy will be introduced on the EK87/88 route to Zurich when a newly retrofitted A380 aircraft is introduced from Sunday February 1.
(Credit: Emirates)
Following a difficult June in the region, the airline says that it has been business as usual across its network, and it continues to ramp up operations to respond to summer demand.
Dubai has entered one of its busiest travel periods of the year with 3.4 million guests expected to pass through DXB between Friday June 27 and Wednesday July 9.
The busiest day of the period is expected to be Saturday July 5 for both departures and international transfers.
Emirates is also planning ahead for the winter travel period with all of the announced upgrades featured here to come into effect from Sunday October 26, except from the Zurich services.
The upgrades will allow travellers to enjoy the airline's latest products and seat configurations for a more comfortable journey.
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