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Emirates daily flights to Bangkok

KARACHI: From January 3, 2000, Emirates Airline will fly daily, non-stop, between Dubai and Bangkok. All flights are operated with the airline's brand new Boeing 777 aircraft.

The dailies to Bangkok are the result of three additional flights a week, granted by Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation for Emirates to increase frequency to the Thai capital. These flights will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Keith Longstaff, Emirates' Senior General Manager, Commercial Operations (West Asia & Pacific Rim), said: "Emirates is very grateful to the Thai government and the aviation authorities for granting us the right to launch daily operations into Bangkok.

This will certainly support the growing air traffic generated into and from Thailand, which is earmarked for a 30 percent growth rate in 2000. This is due in part, to the increased inbound traffic from the Gulf and the Middle East. Emirates expects that the growth will continue and we have pegged demand to rise between 15 and 20 percent annually".

Emirates' Boeing 777s operating on the route will be configured in two classes of 49 seats in Business and 304 in Economy classes.ÑPR