Emirates, the world's best airline according to TripAdvisor 2017, today
celebrates 20 years of operations in Tanzania, during which time it carried
nearly 2.3 million customers between Dar es Salaam and Dubai.
Emirates started flights between the two cities on 28
October
1997 with a twice weekly service linked with Kenya's capital
Nairobi,
using an Airbus A310. Following consistent growth
indemand for seats, the
route became a non-stop and daily
service in December 2016. Today, Emirates
operates a
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route with eight private
suites in
First Class, 42 lie flat seat in Business Class and
310 spacious seats in
Economy Class.
Dar es Salaam has since become one of Emirates' most
popular destinations in east Africa. The city itself is rich in
culture and
local history, and offers visitors easy access to
the country's vast natural
beauty, from Africa's highest
mountain, Kilimanjaro, to its world famous
wildlife reserves
and tropical off shore islands. Besides a growing and vibrant
tourism industry, Tanzania also offers business and trade
opportunities.
"Twenty years of continuous service between Dar
es Salaam
and Dubai is a significant milestone and measure of our
success in
Tanzania. It also highlights the importance of the
country as major tourism and
business destination that's
ableto attract visitors from major markets across
our
worldwide network. As Emirates, we will continue to connect
Tanzania and
the world and play our part in supporting the
country in further growing its tourism
industry and economy",
said Orhan Abbas, Emirates' Senior Vice-President,
Commercial Operations, Africa.
"I also want to thank the Government of Tanzania,
all our
local stakeholders, business partners and staff led by our
Country
Manager, RashedAlfajeer, for their supporting and
contribution to our success
to date," he added.
In the 2016-2017 financial year, Emirates carried over
94,000 customers on the route, with most visitors to the
country coming from
the United Kingdom, United States,
UAE, India, China, Germany and Australia,
while
Tanzanians' most popular places to visit include all of these
as well as
Saudi Arabia.
All customers travelling on Emirates' Boeing 777
between
Dar es Salaam and Dubai enjoy the famous hospitality of the
airline's
multinational cabin crew, including Tanzanian
nationals, gourmet cuisine and
award winning inflight
entertainment, with over 2,500 channels of on-demand
audio
and visual entertainment, from the latest movies, music,
games and
audiobooks, as well as generous baggage
allowances.
Emirates flight EK726 departs Dar es Salaam daily at
1645hrs and arrives in Dubai at 2320hrs, while the return
flight EK725 departs
Dubai at 1030hrs and arrives in Dar es
Salaam at 1500hrs.
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