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Dubai Double Daily to Stansted
EMIRATES IS to upgrade its Dubai- London/Stansted connection to twice daily. The new rotation is due to begin on July 1, and will bring the airline’s total number of London routes to 11 per day. In line with the existing Stansted service, the new flight to the Essex airport will also be operated by Boeing 777-300ERs in a three-class configuration, with six private suites in first class, 42 fully flat beds in business class and seating for 306 in economy.
Hubert Frach, Emirates divisional senior vice president, commercial operations west, commented: “We are increasing capacity to London Stansted to meet steady demand from both leisure and business travellers to and from the region, as well as international student traffic to Cambridge. We continuously seek ways to maximise convenience and flexibility for our customers and the second daily flight, combined with the optimal travel schedules, will do exactly that; provide a seamless travel experience with Emirates,” he added. As of July 1, the first Dubai-Stansted link, EK65, will depart Dubai at 0900hrs and arrive in London at 1330hrs. For the return leg, EK66 will take-off from Stansted at 1500hrs and arrive in…