Emirates to operate additional flights to Amman, Riyadh, Jeddah

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 23 January 2009, 18:56 IST
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Dubai: Emirates Airline will strengthen its Middle East route network with additional flights to Amman in Jordan as well as Riyadh and Jeddah, both located in Saudi Arabia, starting February 2009. These additions follow the airline's recent increase of services to Damascus in December, from nine to 11 flights a week. Nigel Page, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, The Americas, Emirates Airline, said, "Emirates' presence in the Middle East has consistently grown since the airline launched global operations in 1985. As the number of Americans traveling to the Middle East for business and leisure continues to rise, Emirates looks to provide more flight options and ease connections for passengers traveling to Dubai and beyond." In the first week of February, Emirates will add flights to three cities in the region - one additional flight to Riyadh, two additional flights to Amman, and one additional flight to Jeddah. These new services will enable greater access and facilitate traffic flows between the Middle East and key markets in Europe, Africa, Indian Sub Continent, Far East and Australian points. "We are committed to providing the most connective service throughout the region, and with the continued increase in customer demand we are pleased to serve their needs with further development of our operations. By February, Emirates will serve 14 cities in the Middle East with 180 flights per week," Page noted. Together with Emirates' five times-a-week flights to Dammam, these latest increases will bring the airline's total number of services to Saudi Arabia from 17 to 19 per week. On its Dubai-Damman route, Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.