Emirates to fly twice daily to Lisbon from 1 January

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In response to strong demand, Emirates has confirmed it will start operating a second daily service to Lisbon, Portugal from 1 January 2016.

Timed to maximise a wave of new global connections to Lisbon, the second daily flight will offer travellers a convenient afternoon flight from Dubai to Lisbon, helping to link customers in Australasia, East Asia, South Africa and West Asia with this vibrant city.

Since launching flights to Lisbon in July 2012, Emirates has recorded a significant increase in customer demand to and from the city with an average capacity growth of 15% per year. In line with the current daily service, the second daily wide-bodied flight will offer passengers the highest standards of passenger comfort, with luxurious private suites in First Class, lie-flat beds in Business Class and generously-sized Economy Class seats. “In the last three years our flights to Lisbon have gone from strength to strength both on the passenger and cargo side. There is clearly a need for another daily service to satisfy this demand, which is why we will start a second daily flight from 1 January 2016,” said Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations West, Hubert Frach. “The additional service will provide customers in Africa, the Far East and Australasia, the Middle East and West Asia with even easier access to Lisbon, supporting the burgeoning business and leisure traffic between these markets and Portugal,” he continued. “This is coupled with an unparalleled experience in the air with on-board features like ice, our award-winning inflight entertainment system, world-class service and gourmet cuisine.” The new flight, in a Boeing 777-300ER, will offer eight First Class Suites, 42 lie-flat Business Class seats and 310 spacious Economy Class seats. EK 193 leaves Dubai at 14:40 hrs each day and arrives in Lisbon at 19:20 hrs. The return flight, EK 194, departs Lisbon at 21:00 hrs and gets into Dubai at 08:45 hrs the next day.

Emirates currently flies to 37 cities across Europe, offering more than 65 flights per day across the continent.