Emirates has announced that it is set to increase capacity on its Malta service with the introduction of a larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft starting from Wednesday, 1st June 2016.

The Boeing 777-300 will replace the current Airbus A340-300 used on the route, and offer customers even more on-board comfort, entertainment and seats, including an updated inflight entertainment system.

The new aircraft has 12 lie flat seats in First Class and 42 in Business Class, and due to its bigger size, 310 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Emirates currently operates daily scheduled flights from Malta, connecting travellers to over 150 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Far East, South Asia, Indian Ocean and Australia/New Zealand via its Dubai hub.

EK 749 departs Dubai every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 07:30hrs and arrives in Tunis at 10:50hsr. It will then depart Tunis at 12:30hrs and arrive in Malta at 14:40hrs. The return flight EK 749 leaves Malta at 16:25hr and lands in Dubai at 23:50hrs.

Emirates continues its twice weekly flights to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, also on a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. EK 109 leaves Dubai every Monday and Wednesday at 07:55hrs, arriving in Larnaca at 11:10hrs. It departs Larnaca at 12.20hr and proceeds to Malta arriving here at 14:10hr. The return flight EK110 leaves Malta at 15:30hr, arrives in Larnaca at 18:55hr, leaving Larnaca at 20:05hrs to land in Dubai at 01:00hrs the following day.

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