Emirates is continuing with its service expansion, with the airline planning to run a seasonal third daily flight to Mauritius.
Emirates Airbus A380 taking off – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
The move comes as the airline reintroduced its double-daily service.
The third daily service will operate from 1st October 2022 to 31st January 2023. The planned operations are as follows:
EK709 DEPART DXB 22:10 ARRIVE MRU 04:45+1 EK710 DEPART MRU 06:35 ARRIVE DXB 13:05 Operates from 1 October 2022 to 31 January 2023 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Emirates Airbus A380.
Emirates will deploy an Airbus A380 on that route to support the existing flights that are operated there, with EK0701 which arrives mid-morning, and EK 0703 which arrives early evening.
The additional flight will give passengers e ample choice to connect safely and seamlessly to Dubai, and through Dubai onwards to Emirates’ global network of 130 destinations.
All three daily flights offer code sharing with Air Mauritius to allow greater access and a seamless travel experience to and from the island nation.
In addition to carrying more passengers, Emirates’ third-daily flight between Dubai and Mauritius will provide around 30-40 tonnes of cargo belly-hold capacity for businesses.
In Quotes
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group said,
“We thank the Mauritian authorities for considering our request to operate a third daily flight. Air connectivity is critical to international tourism, and these extra seats will help us bring even more visitors from across our network to Mauritius, and accommodate rising demand. Emirates is committed to playing a key role to promote inbound travel, and support the government in achieving its goal of hosting 1.4 million tourists by June 2023.”
Winter Expansion and Sun
With the winter, networks tend to contract in some parts as they experience fewer passengers. By deploying capacity elsewhere, it’s a chance for the airline to serve a popular destination on its network, whilst filling up an aircraft that would have been sitting idle.
And aircraft only earn money when they’re in the air, transporting full planes of passengers.
With passenger demand high for the route, it will be a popular move by Emirates for the winter season.
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