Emirates has confirmed it will
further expand its global network with the start of a non-stop, daily service
between Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
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| From Threeland Travel's Blog - July 2012 |
With the start of flights to
Vietnam, the airline’s eighth route launch of 2012, Emirates now operates to 13
cities in ten countries in the Far East; opening up one of the most popular
tourist destinations to the airline’s six continent wide network.
“Through Emirates’ non-stop,
daily service, Vietnam is now connected via one-stop in our Dubai hub to our
global network, which includes 31 destinations in Europe, 22 in Africa, 16 in
the Middle East, 11 in North and South America and 19 in the West Asia and
Indian Ocean region,” explained Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ executive vice
president, passenger sales worldwide.
“We also look forward to opening
up a wealth of opportunities in Vietnam for business and leisure travelers from
the six continents that our passengers join our flights from. Ho Chi Minh City
is one of the most vibrant cities of South East Asia. The city is recognized as
the commercial capital of Vietnam, a country that has one of the fastest
growing economies in Asia and that is why we have chosen this time to add Ho
Chi Minh City to our rapidly expanding network. I would like to thank the Civil
Aviation Administration of Vietnam for their support, partnership and vision in
ensuring that the launch of Emirates’ services was a success.” continued
Antinori.
The inaugural flight, which had
passengers onboard from 16 countries spread across Asia, Europe, the USA and
the Middle East, was operated by Captain Hamad Al Mazrooei, from the UAE along
with First Officer Tran Holm, who was born in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Emirates currently uses an Airbus
330-200 in a two class configuration on the route, with 27 Business Class seats
and 251 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 390 departs Dubai International
Airport at 09:15 arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 19:35. The
return flight EK 391 departs at 21:10 arriving in Dubai at 01:05 the following
day.
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