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Emirates to begin extra flights to Russia in February

Emirates Airline is going double daily to Moscow, further bonding the Russian route into the airline's network and broadening the scope for investment between Russia and the UAE.

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  • Published: 18:20 October 22, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Emirates Airline is going double daily to Moscow, further bonding the Russian route into the airline's network and broadening the scope for investment between Russia and the UAE.

Responding to passenger demand for increased frequencies, the Dubai-based carrier will launch the extra daily service on February 2 next year. The new EK 131 flight will depart Dubai at 5:40 p.m. and arrive in Moscow at 10:0 p.m. The return flight, EK 132, will depart Moscow at 11:40 p.m. and arrive in Dubai at 5:55 a.m. the following day.

Nabil Sultan, Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe, said: "The number of passengers travelling with Emirates has been growing steadily since the launch of the Moscow service five years ago. We have received numerous requests to increase frequencies from our customers and partners. Now from February next year, we are doing just that."

Emirates' passenger and cargo services to Moscow began on a five times a week basis in 2003. As demand grew, that became six times a week, and in March 2005 Dubai to Moscow went daily.

Currently, Emirates' flights to Moscow are served by the airline's Boeing 777 series. The second daily flight will increase weekly capacity by 65 per cent in Economy Class and the number of seats available in First and Business Class will double.

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