Emirates will add a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg in October.
The move means the Gulf airline, which also flies to Cape Town and Durban, will from October 26 operate seven daily flights to South Africa.
Emirates and South African Airways will extend their codeshare partnership to include the new service, which will be operated by a B777-300ER with eight seats in first class, 42 in business and 304 in economy.
Outbound service EK767 will depart Dubai at 2320 and arrive in Johannesburg at 0535 the following day. Return flight EK768 leaves Johannesburg at 0930 and lands in Dubai at 1940.
Emirates senior vice president Orhan Abbas said: “We are introducing our fourth daily service between Dubai and Johannesburg to meet the growing passenger demand for flights between these two important business and tourism hubs.
“The increased frequency gives our customers greater flexibility in their travel plans and enhances connectivity to other flights on the Emirates network through our Dubai hub.”
Earlier this week, Emirates launched the world’s shortest A380 flight (see news, July 16).
Graham Smith
