Emirates boosts services to Lisbon

In light of growing demand, Emirates has announced its intent to start operating a second daily service to Lisbon from 1 January 2016.

The airline has witnessed positive growth since the route commenced in July 2012. There was a significant increase in customer demand to and from the city with an average capacity growth of 15% per year.

“In the last three years our flights to Lisbon have gone from strength to strength. There is clearly a need for another daily service to satisfy this demand,” said Hubert Frach, Emirates’ divisional senior vice president commercial operations West.

The growth in services to Lisbon by Emirates follows recent announcement of the airline as shirt sponsor for the city’s Benfica Football team until end of the 2017-18 season.

The new flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER which will offer eight first class seats, 42 business class seats and 310 economy class seats. EK 193 will leave Dubai at 1440hrs each day and arrive in Lisbon at 1920hrs. The return flight, EK 194 will depart Lisbon at 2100hrs and will get into Dubai at 0845hrs the next day.

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