Emirates increases flights to the Philippines, Indonesia

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, is increasing its services to three of its destinations in South East Asia: the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. From Dec.3, 2012, there will be an increase in the number of flights on the Dubai to Kuala Lumpur route from three daily to 25 a week, increasing to 26 a week from Feb.6, 2013. Starting 1st January 2013, Emirates will introduce a third daily, non-stop flight to Manila; with a third daily, non-stop service beginning on 1st March 2013 to Jakarta. “Due to the strong demand we are experiencing, Emirates has added much-needed seat capacity on its flights to Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Manila. The extra daily flights will increase capacity on the Jakarta and Manila routes by 50 per cent and I would like to thank the relevant authorities in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia for their support,” said Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Far East & Australia. “The new services offer our passengers with more options of their preferred departure time when travelling to Dubai, or travelling onwards throughout our ever-expanding global network.” From gulftoday