Emirates is set to enhance its on-board experience and increase capacity on its Tunisian service with the introduction of a larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft starting from June 2.

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 has12 lie flat seats in First Class and 42 in Business Class, and due to its bigger size, 310 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Tunisian travelers and visitors to the country can look forward to Emirates’ award-winning ice entertainment system.

Customers will continue to enjoy the famous on-board hospitality from Emirates multinational cabin crew, including Tunisian nationals, as well as gourmet regionally inspired dishes with complimentary beverages. Emirates’ passengers traveling on all its flights from Africa, including Tunis, have the added bonus of a generous baggage allowances.

Traders and businesses who import and export goods, will also benefit from a larger cargo hold on the Boeing 777 aircraft, offering up to 23 tons of capacity per flight. Some of the key exports products being carried on Emirates SkyCargo from Tunis include fruits and vegetables, fresh and frozen seafood, electronic equipment, truffles and dates. Imports include electronics.

Since Oct. 29, 2006, when the first service to Tunis was inaugurated, Emirates carried over 2.2 million passengers and more than 50,000 tons of cargo to date. The airline currently operates five weekly flights to Tunis, connecting travelers to destinations in the Middle East, the GCC, West Asia, Asia Pacific region and the United States via its Dubai hub.

EK 749 departs Dubai for Tunis every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The return flight, EK 749 departs Tunis and lands in Dubai.