Emirates boosts its flights to Manila with four new weekly flights | News
As part of its continued growth strategy in Southeast Asia and its commitment to the Philippines, Emirates will introduce four additional weekly flights between Dubai and Manila from April 2.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Emirates flight EK330 departs Dubai at 12.45pm and arrives in Manila at 1.25am the next day. Emirates’ return flight EK331 departs Manila at 3:25 am and arrives in Dubai at 8:25 am. All times are local.
Flights EK330/331 are operated by Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER, with 8 private suites in First Class, 42 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 304 spacious seats in Economy Class. With this expansion, the airline will provide more choice and improved connectivity for business travelers, maritime customers and the large Filipino diaspora across Emirates’ global network, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain, the United States, Kuwait, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Portugal and South Africa.
The new flights also offer shorter connections to and from Canada and the United States, as well as late morning European departures including Milan, London, Budapest and Athens via Dubai.
Travelers to and from Manila will benefit from Emirates’ award-winning service and industry-leading products in the air and on the ground across all classes, with regionally inspired cuisine and complimentary drinks and the airline’s Ice Inflight Entertainment system that offers more than 6,500 channels of on-demand entertainment in more than 40 languages, including Tagalog, with movies, TV shows and an extensive music library, along with games, audiobooks and podcasts.
Tickets can be booked on emirates.com, the Emirates app or through both online and offline travel agents and Emirates stores.
More flights, more freight
An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft can carry up to 20 tons of cargo in the belly hold with a full passenger load. By adding four additional flights to its weekly flights to Manila operated by this widebody aircraft, Emirates will provide increased cargo capacity to further strengthen imports and exports between Manila and Dubai, as well as key trading markets in Europe, the United States and the Indian subcontinent.
The UAE and the Philippines recently signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). With its extensive operations in Manila and Cebu/Clark, Emirates is well positioned to support the growing economic and trade ambitions between the two countries.
Three decades of steady performance and growing commitment
Emirates launched flights to Manila in 1990 and has gradually expanded its operations to include a circular service to Cebu and Clark. The airline currently serves the Philippines with 28 weekly flights and will expand to 32 weekly flights starting April 2 with the addition of EK330/331.
Through its partnership with Philippine Airlines (PAL), Emirates further connects travelers to additional domestic points outside its network, including: five points via Manila, seven points via Cebu and 3 points via Clark. Providing convenient baggage check to their final destinations.
Last year, the airline opened an Emirates World Store in the heart of Manila*, its first in Southeast Asia. Customers can visit the store for a closer look at some of Emirates’ most popular products, including the A380 inflight lounge bar, and browse a curated selection of Emirates-branded merchandise and travel accessories, including the airline’s NBA collection for basketball fans.
*Located at Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
