EMIRATES, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will serve Amsterdam with a second daily non-stop flight from 4th December 2013. The airline's Boeing 777-200LR aircraft will add capacity of more than 3,700 seats a week in both directions. The new daily service will complement Emirates' popular Airbus A380 flight to Amsterdam, which commenced last August, less than two years after the launch of the route with a Boeing 777. The second service will feature 266 seats in a three-class configuration - eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 216 in Economy Class. Flight EK149 will leave Dubai at 1610hrs to reach Amsterdam at 2040hrs. The return flight EK150 will depart Amsterdam at 2210hrs, and will arrive in Dubai at 0740hrs the next day. “Our decision to add another daily service to Amsterdam is a direct result of a surge in customer demand. The enhanced capacity and schedule will offer our customers more choice when traveling between Amsterdam and Dubai and onwards to a multitude of destinations in the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Far East and Australasia,” said Hubert Frach, Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West. “Emirates' value proposition to travelers is exceptionally appealing, with more access and connections through our perfectly located hub in Dubai, and unsurpassed standards of luxury and sophistication in air travel. Amsterdam has also proven to be a strong market for First Class and Business Class travel, so there is no doubt that growth remains a key objective for Emirates in the Netherlands,” Frach added. All classes of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft will be equipped with Emirates' award-winning ice entertainment system with up to 1,500 channels of on-demand entertainment, including movies, television programs, games, audio books and music from across the world. Adding to the airline's extensive product offering, customers travelling in all classes enjoy generous baggage allowances – 30 kilos in Economy Class, 40 in Business Class and 50 in First Class. Emirates SkyCargo, the airline's award-winning cargo division, will offer 17 tons of belly-hold capacity on every flight. Key exports from the Netherlands include flowers, vegetables, plants, meat, seafood, automotive and ship spare parts and electronics. — SG
