Emirates to fly to Stansted from June
dubai — Emirates has announced that it will launch a new daily route from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) on June 8, 2018.
With its strategic position close to the tech and pharma hubs of Cambridge and Peterborough, Emirates will be the first Middle Eastern airline to operate out of the popular North East London airport. The daily route will be operated by the airline’s new three-class Boeing 777-300ER offering customers six seats in first class, 42 in business class and 306 in economy class.
Outbound, flight EK33 will depart Dubai at 9.30am and will arrive in London Stansted at 2.10pm. On its return, flight EK34 will depart London Stansted at 9.10pm and arrive in Dubai at 7.05am the following day. The new gateway will be the seventh UK airport that Emirates operates out of in the UK; other locations include London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester and Glasgow.
Opening the London Stansted gateway was a strategic decision by Emirates to serve the thriving business community in London’s north east and the wider 7.5 million population that fall within its catchment area. Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore and Mumbai are the most popular business destinations from the East of England, which Emirates serves daily through its Dubai hub.
“The introduction of the new London Stansted-Dubai service underscores our commitment to serve London, with operations soon to three different airports in the city. There is a clear demand for this service from both business and leisure travellers and we anticipate that this news will be warmly received both across our global network, as well as by the business community based in the Stansted catchment area. We look forward to facilitating even more
The introduction of the new London StanstedDubai service underscores our commitment to serve London Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline
tourism and commerce opportunities to and from London with these new air transport links,” said Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates.
With the introduction of the London Stansted daily service, there will be 10 Emirates flights daily connecting Dubai and London. Passengers can also fly to London Heathrow and Gatwick. London Stansted Airport is one of the capital’s major airports serving London, as well as the wider regions of England’s South East and the Midlands. The airport is connected to London via the Stansted Express which operates a regular daily service to London Liverpool Street Station.
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