Emirates grows Indonesia-Dubai capacity

Emirates will increase services between Indonesia and Dubai to meet new demand.

Its Jakarta-Dubai direct service will grow from 11 flights per week to double-daily from March 1, boosting seat capacity by over 2,600 per week from the current 9,500 seats on the route.

Emirates country manager Indonesia, Mohammed Al Nahari, said: ?Our flights will support the Indonesian government?s plans of raising inbound arrivals from the Middle East by up to 100,000 travellers this year.?

Supporting the launch of the new service, the airline has appointed VFS Global, a specialist partner for diplomatic missions, to assist in handling Dubai visa applications from Emirates passengers.

This will cut the approval time for visa applications, which usually take up to a week.

?With VFS? extensive network, passengers will acquire a Dubai visa within a short time period of three to four working days. In addition, passengers who use this service will not be required to have a local sponsor while staying in Dubai,? Al Nahari said.

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