Dubai-based airline Emirates will begin flights to Tokyo, Japan from 28 March 2010. The carrier will operate five times a week using B777-300ER aircraft offering a three-class configuration of eight First Class, 42 Business and 304 Economy Class seats.
Emirates’ long-standing partnership with Japan Airlines will be expanded to include a code share on the new Dubai-Tokyo-Dubai services. The flights will be identified with the Emirates ‘EK’ code as well as the Japan Airlines ‘JL’ code.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: “The Emirates brand is well-known in the Japanese market and our service is appreciated by Japanese travellers. Over 200 Japanese crew work at Emirates, operating flights to and from Osaka; Japanese delicacies like sushi are served on our flights and Japanese movies are shown on ‘ice’ – Emirates bespoke inflight entertainment system offering the largest programming in the skies.”
Presently the UAE and Japan share robust trade relations, with Japanese technology firms and UAE energy companies collaborating on several projects. Already Dubai is home to 300 Japanese companies and the largest Japanese community in the Middle East. Emirates services to Tokyo will enhance the access and connectivity for visiting friends and relatives (VFR) traffic on the Dubai-Japan route.
The 23 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity on Emirates aircraft will support Japanese exports of mechanical components, electronic goods and automobile parts to the UAE, and its import of gas and oil products. Dubai is an important hub for the re-export of Japanese manufactured products to the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.
Dubai-based airline Emirates will begin flights to Tokyo, Japan from 28 March 2010. The carrier will operate five times a week using B777-300ER aircraft offering a three-class configuration of eight First Class, 42 Business and 304 Economy Class seats.
Emirates’ long-standing partnership with Japan Airlines will be expanded to include a code share on the new Dubai-Tokyo-Dubai services. The flights will be identified with the Emirates ‘EK’ code as well as the Japan Airlines ‘JL’ code.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: “The Emirates brand is well-known in the Japanese market and our service is appreciated by Japanese travellers. Over 200 Japanese crew work at Emirates, operating flights to and from Osaka; Japanese delicacies like sushi are served on our flights and Japanese movies are shown on ‘ice’ – Emirates bespoke inflight entertainment system offering the largest programming in the skies.”
Presently the UAE and Japan share robust trade relations, with Japanese technology firms and UAE energy companies collaborating on several projects. Already Dubai is home to 300 Japanese companies and the largest Japanese community in the Middle East. Emirates services to Tokyo will enhance the access and connectivity for visiting friends and relatives (VFR) traffic on the Dubai-Japan route.
The 23 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity on Emirates aircraft will support Japanese exports of mechanical components, electronic goods and automobile parts to the UAE, and its import of gas and oil products. Dubai is an important hub for the re-export of Japanese manufactured products to the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.
