Emirates Airlines boosts services to Dhaka from 14 Dec

Emirates Airlines boosts services to Dhaka from 14 DecemberAFP file photo

To meet the growing passengers’ demand, Emirates Airlines has announced that it will operate double daily flight to Dhaka starting from 14 December, reports UNB.

The added services will offer customers an enhanced connectivity to more than 95 destinations within Emirates’ growing network, via Dubai, said a media release.

Emirates’ additional flights EK 585 will be operated utilising Boeing 777-300ER aircraft that will depart Dhaka at 01:00hrs and reach Dubai at 4:35hrs local time.

The return flight, EK 584 will depart Dubai at 16:45hrs and arrive in Dhaka at 23:00hrs local time.

Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, Emirates sales offices, or via travel agents.

Dubai is now open for international business and leisure visitors, said the media release.

Dubai was one of the world’s first cities to obtain Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Emirates has taken a number of initiatives to bring back passengers’ confidence in air travel to ensure their safety which include multi-risk travel insurance and COVID-19 cover, flexible booking policies, health and safety measures at every step of the customer journey, it said.

Emirates as the first airline offers multi-risk travel insurance and COVID-19 cover for their customers.

In addition to COVID-19 medical cover, this latest offer from Emirates also has provisions for personal accidents during travel, winter sports cover, loss of personal belongings, and trip disruptions due to unexpected air space closure, travel recommendations or advisories, similar to other multi-risk travel insurance products.