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Emirates Expands Eastern Europe Presence with Kiev Service
News Release, 12 July 2013
Emirates Expands Eastern Europe Presence with Kiev Service
Emirates has unveiled new expansion in Eastern Europe, with the launch of daily services from Dubai to Kiev from January 16 next year, marking the fast-growing airline’s first route to the Ukraine.
Offering a daily service operated by an Airbus A340-500, the new flight will provide convenient global connections, via Dubai, to a country with a population of 45 million.
"We see strong potential in the Ukraine through its agribusiness, heavy machinery industries, technology, and tourism,” said Hubert Frach, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West.
Kiev will be Emirates’ 35th passenger route in Europe. Emirates’ four daily New Zealand flights offer connections at Dubai with its direct services to its Europe destinations.
Ukraine’s GDP growth is expected to show steady momentum for the next three years as a result of increasing consumer confidence, and increased demand for raw building materials such as steel.
The Airbus A340-500 will offer 12 luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 deeply reclining Business Class seats, and plenty of room to relax in Economy Class with as total of 204 seats.
Passengers in all classes can lose themselves in the much-enjoyed ice entertainment system. With hundreds of channels of on-demand entertainment to choose from, including movies from around the world, TV channels, audio channels, video games and news, sports and business headlines.
Passengers on all Emirates’ flights also have the added bonus of extra baggage allowance with 30 kilograms for those travelling in Economy Class, 40 kilograms for Business Class and 50 kilograms for First Class.
Emirates’ launch of Kiev will follow on from the launch of Stockholm on 4th September, Clark in the Philippines on 1st October, and the Trans-Atlantic service from Milan to New York, also commencing on October 1st. In Africa, Emirates will expand its Dakar operation with a linked service to Conakry in Guinea from 27th October 2013.
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