Emirates Airline is responding to strong passenger demand in Tunis by launching an extra frequency and introducing the Airbus A340-500 on to the Dubai-Tunis route, commencing 25th March 2012.
The new frequency means that Emirates will serve Tunis daily, utilising the Airbus 340-500 family of technologically-advanced aircraft in a three-class configuration, offering 12 First Class Private Suites, 42 seats in Business Class and 204 Economy Class seats.
The additional flight, coupled with an aircraft upgrade, will increase Emirates’ capacity to Tunis by almost 30 percent, representing an extra 384 seats each way per week. It will also provide an additional 15 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity.
“By providing an extra flight and upgrading the aircraft, we are responding to strong demand for additional capacity on the Tunis-Dubai route. The strengthened service will foster new business and tourism to one of our key destinations within Africa and provide even more convenient connections for onward travel through our international hub of Dubai,” said Thierry Antinori, executive vice president of passenger sales worldwide.
“The introduction of the A340-500 will offer our customers an even better experience when travelling on this route. Our customers will now enjoy the very latest Emirates in-flight product, including our multi award-winning ice entertainment system,” he added.
The additional flight EK748 will depart Tunis every Tuesday at 1505hrs and arrive in Dubai at 2355 hrs. The return flight EK747 will depart Dubai at 09:35hrs, arriving in Tunis at 1250hrs.
Currently, Emirates six-weekly flights to Tunis are served by an Airbus A330- 200 aircraft in a three-class configuration.
Already this year, Emirates has launched new routes to Rio and Buenos Aires, Dublin Lusaka, Harare and Dallas. Seattle will follow from 1st March, Ho Chi Minh City from 4th June, Barcelona from 3rd July and Lisbon effective 9th July.
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