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  Volume: XXII, Issue No. 21 June 16-30, 2013  
     
 
   
 
   
  AVIATION
  Emirates launches Ho Chi Minh City daily service
 
 
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Dubai : Emirates, one of the world?s fastest growing airlines, further expanded its global network on June 4 with the start of a non-stop, daily service between Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
With the start of flights to Vietnam, the airline?s eighth route launch of 2012, Emirates now operates to 13 cities in 10 countries in the Far East; opening up one of the most popular tourist destinations to the airline?s six continent wide network.
?Through Emirates? non-stop, daily service, Vietnam is now connected via one-stop in our Dubai hub to our global network, which includes 31 destinations in Europe, 22 in Africa, 16 in the Middle East, 11 in North and South America and 19 in the West Asia and Indian Ocean region. We also look forward to opening up a wealth of opportunities in Vietnam for business and leisure travellers from the six continents that our passengers join our flights from,? said Thierry Antinori, Emirates? Executive Vice President, Passenger Sales Worldwide;
Emirates currently uses an Airbus 330-200 in a two class configuration on the route, with 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy Class seats. Emirates flight EK 390 departs Dubai International Airport at 0915hrs arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 1935hrs. The return flight EK 391 departs at 2110hrs arriving in Dubai at 0105hrs the following day.
Ho Chi Minh City offers tourists the ideal gateway to explore the wonders of Vietnam, be it the shopping options in the city, the various UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Hoi An, the islands of Halong Bay, the beaches of Nha Trang or the floating markets and restaurants of the Mekong River Delta.
Trade between the UAE and Vietnam exceeded US$1.2 billion in 2011 and Emirates, through its cargo arm SkyCargo, will offer shippers a convenient cargo solution, with imports generally being automotive parts and raw materials and exports consisting of garments, footwear and seafood.
Emirates now flies to 124 destinations in 74 countries. Over the next three months, the airline will launch a further three destinations: Barcelona, Lisbon and Washington, DC.
   
 
 
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