Dubai: Emirates has announced plans to increase capacity on its Tripoli services by 40 per cent, the airline said on Tuesday.
Starting from November 1, Emirates will introduce three additional weekly flights to Tripoli, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 10. The new EK 743 flight will depart from Dubai at 5.40pm and arrive in Tripoli at 10.10pm every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The return flight, EK 744, will depart from Tripoli at 12.10am and arrive in Dubai at 7.20am every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
“The number of passengers travelling with Emirates has been growing steadily since the launch of the Tripoli service a decade ago,” said Haitham Al Battawy, Emirates Manager Libya. “We have received numerous requests from both business and leisure travellers within Libya, to increase services, and we are delighted to be able to respond with these additional flights.
"Emirates will continue to offer its customers the best travel experience on the market and now Libyan travellers will have even more convenient access to Emirates' network of over 100 global destinations," he added.
Currently, Emirates’ flights to Tripoli are served by an Airbus A340- 500 aircraft that offers 258 seats in a three-class configuration: 12 First Class Suites, 42 Business Class and 204 Economy Class seats, alongside 15 tonnes of belly-hold capacity. The new services will be served by an A300-200 aircraft offering 12 First Class, 42 Business Class and 183 Economy seats.
The additional services will also enable SkyCargo to serve Libyan exporters better, by offering them greater capacity and more frequent connections with their target markets, Emirates said.
