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GENERAL: AIA: AIAL Auckland Airport welcomes new Emirates service
Media Release
29 January 2016
Auckland Airport welcomes new Emirates non-stop Dubai-Auckland daily service
Today's announcement that Emirates will start a new non-stop service between
Dubai and Auckland from 2 March 2016 means that Auckland Airport will now
only be one stop away from the airline's 53 European and Middle Eastern
destinations.
Norris Carter, Auckland Airport's general manager - aeronautical commercial,
says, "The announcement of this new non-stop Emirates flight between Dubai
and Auckland is great news for Auckland Airport and even better news for New
Zealand."
"This new flight will help to significantly increase the number of people
travelling between New Zealand and Europe, India and of course the Middle
East. It will help to further stimulate travel, trade and tourism with these
important and growing markets."
"Auckland Airport estimates this new service using a B777-200LR aircraft will
provide an extra 194,180 seats per annum on the Dubai route and deliver an
additional $125 million every year to the New Zealand economy."
"We are particularly delighted that this new Dubai direct service will be in
addition to the three Emirates A380 flights that already operate daily
between Auckland and Dubai - via Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. These four
daily flights will provide passengers with significant choice for their
journeys, and the new non-stop Dubai service will reduce journey times by
around three hours each way."
"The new non-stop flight from Auckland to Dubai is estimated to take 17 hours
and 15 minutes. That is only 20 minutes shorter than the current world record
holder, a 17 hours and 35 minutes Emirates flight scheduled to start next
month from Dubai to Panama City. Today's announcement means Auckland Airport
will have one of the world's longest non-stop commercial passenger flights
and exciting destinations such as Rome, Athens, Budapest, Warsaw and Vienna
will only be a short six hour flight away from Dubai."
"With a fleet of more than 230 aircraft, including 72 A380s, Emirates
currently flies to over 140 destinations in more than 80 countries around the
world, including 38 European destinations. It is a truly global airline and
since its arrival in Auckland in 2003 it has experienced significant growth."
"Auckland Airport looks forward to celebrating the arrival of the new
non-stop Auckland-Dubai flight, and we wish Emirates well for their new
service," says Mr Carter
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For further information please contact:
Simon Lambourne
+64 27 477 6120
[email protected]
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