Emirates Airline, currently expanding its presence in India’s booming and economically strong southern region, is gearing up for the launch of its eight-flights-a-week service to Bangalore, starting 29 October.
At present, Emirates serves South India with 31 weekly flights to Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram, offering over 8,000 seats and 500 tonnes of cargo capacity.
An Emirates delegation, led by senior vice president Commercial Operations West Asia & Indian Ocean Nabil Sultan, and comprising representatives of various brands under the Emirates umbrella, is currently in Bangalore to introduce the Dubai-based airline’s award-winning product and service to 400 travel and cargo agents.
“Emirates teams in Bangalore and Dubai are working around the clock to ensure a smooth and seamless start of our local operations,” said Nabil Sultan. “The new route promises to open up a world of opportunities for Bangalore’s key industries – information technology, biotechnology and tourism.”
The undisputed IT nerve-centre of Asia, Bangalore, is home to more than 1,600 tech firms, including international heavyweights IBM, Intel, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, Compaq, Accenture, and Indian IT majors Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services and Microland.
Emirates is operating the route with its Airbus A330-200 and the larger capacity Boeing 777-200 in a three-class configuration, ensuring every passenger in every cabin enjoys unprecedented comfort, luxury, service and attention.
Emirates flight EK516 departs from Dubai every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 12.05pm and arrives in Bangalore at 5.15pm, while Flight EK518 departs from Dubai every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9.50pm and arrives in Bangalore at 3am. EK517 departs Bangalore at 6.30pm and arrives in Dubai at 9.05pm, while EK519 takes off from Bangalore at 4.15am and arrives in Dubai at 6.50am.
Emirates flies to over 80 destinations in more than 55 countries. The airline is now operating five flights a week from Malta to Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday on A330-200.