UAE. Emirates is introducing two extra flights a week to Japan from 1 November, ensuring a daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Narita international airports.
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“Japan is a vital market for Emirates and being able to increase the flights to a daily operation is a great testament to the partnership which has existed since we began operations to Japan“ |
Richard Jewsbury Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East & Australasia Emirates |
Emirates has been flying to Narita since March 2010 and will continue to use a Boeing 777-300ER on the route. The aircraft comes with eight private suites in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class and 304 Economy Class seats for a total of 354 seats.
“Japan is a vital market for Emirates and being able to increase the flights to a daily operation is a great testament to the partnership which has existed since we began operations to Japan, through Osaka, nine years ago,” said Emirates Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East & Australasia Richard Jewsbury.
“Demand on the route continues to remain strong since we launched last year, which was reflected in Emirates recently topping ABROAD’s airline satisfaction ranking. I am sure that our passengers will appreciate being able to fly daily from both Narita and Osaka,” he said.
“In the aftermath of the Japan earthquake, Emirates continued operating flights to and from Narita as normal without interruption and maintained a service for those passengers who needed to travel during that difficult time. Emirates has been committed to helping Japan through this period of recovery. We appreciate that the Japanese authorities have recognised this commitment and allowed us to operate this daily service,” he added.
Emirates employs over 200 Japanese cabin crew, with Japanese cuisine being served onboard and Japanese movies being shown on “˜ICE’, Emirates’ bespoke inflight entertainment system.
Emirates’ partnership with Japan Airlines continues with a code share on the additional two Dubai-Tokyo-Dubai services, in addition to the previous services to Narita and Osaka. The flights will be identified with the Emirates “˜EK’ code as well as with Japan Airlines “˜JL’ code.
Emirates has also extended its global sports sponsorship initiatives to include Japan and began supporting the Japan Open Golf Championships last year. The airline will be sponsoring the three golf tournaments of the Open Golf Championship (Men’s, Ladies and Seniors) once again in 2011.
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