1 comment.Emirates announces daily service from Dubai to Malta via Cyprus
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Emirates have unveiled plans to re-route its daily service between Dubai and Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, from the 1st of February 2017.
The airline said that this means that the current five weekly flights with routing Dubai/Tunis/Malta/Dubai will be changed to Dubai/Larnaca/Malta/Larnaca/Dubai, the same as the current flight operating every Monday and Wednesday.
The Malta route allows travellers to book tickets between Malta and Cyprus. Travellers from Malta can once again enjoy daily access to Larnaca, as Cyprus is only two hours away.
Emirates said that the daily Dubai-Larnaca-Malta service will be operated by a state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, with eight Private Suites in First Class, 42 lie flat seats in Business Class, and 310 spacious seats in Economy Class.
As with all Emirates flights, passengers also enjoy generous baggage allowances: 50 kilos in First Class, 40 kilos in Business Class, and up to 35 kilos in Economy Class.
Starting 1 February 2017, EK 109 will depart Dubai at 0750hrs, arriving in Larnaca at 1020hrs. It will then depart Larnaca at 1150hrs, arriving in Malta at 1325hrs. The return flight, EK 110, will leave Malta at 1455hrs, arriving in Larnaca at 1815hrs. It will then depart Larnaca at 1930hrs, and land in Dubai at 0125hrs the next day.
The timings are ideal for onward connections from Dubai to Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and North and South America, the airline said.
Businesses and traders will also benefit from the aircraft’s belly-hold to carry cargo on the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft by Emirates SkyCargo offering 23 tonnes of capacity per flight.
Further information and flight schedules are available from: www.emirates.com/mt
So Emirates decides once again to inflict its Dubai and Far East passengers with a stop in Larnaca. Back to the old days, eh? On top of that they have now introduced a charge for seat reservations. My journey to Bangkok is costing me Euro 50 extra for seat reservations previously given gratis. I do this trip about three or four times a year, and this gouging represents, even with a long haul to Thailand, a 5.7% increase on the actual fare. Nice when you can gouge, oh sorry, slip in a disguised price rise from loyal customers. If the airline wants to start operating like a low cost carrier, it will lose passengers. What next? Do we purchase blankets and meals? If I had the choice, I would fly with another airline now. Unfortunately I haven’t.