Dubai-based Emirates Airline today announced it will launch non-stop services to the city of Venice, its third Italian destination after Milan and Rome, from 1st July 2007.
United Arab Emirates: 36 minutes ago PRESS RELEASE
Emirates Airline will launch flights to Venice from 1st July 2007, using an Airbus A330-200.
The service, initially five-times-a-week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, will increase two months later to a daily service from 1st September 2007. Emirates will operate an Airbus A330-200 on the route offering 27 Business class seats, and 251 in Economy; plus 13 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.
Emirates' Dubai-Venice flight will create a new non-stop connection that is expected to foster a greater flow of tourism and business traffic between one of the Middle East's fastest-developing leisure and business hubs, and the thriving commercial region of Veneto in northern Italy.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: 'We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand our services to Italy and are pleased to offer a new direct link between Dubai and Venice.
"Venice is a popular tourism destination and an important gateway in northern Italy for commerce. Our new service will contribute to Italy's many flourishing small and medium-sized businesses by providing increased access from Venice to other major cities around the globe via Dubai, and vice-versa. Our flights will also provide added capacity for the transportation of goods vital to Italian industries.'
da ameinfo del 18/12/2006