Emirates plans fifth daily Bangkok flight

Emirates, a fast-growing airline, has further strengthened its commitment to South East Asia by introducing a fifth daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Bangkok, with the announcement coming just weeks after it launched a daily service between Dubai and Phuket.
From March 31, Emirates will operate 35 flights a week between Dubai and Bangkok, plus a daily Airbus A380 service between Bangkok and Hong Kong, and a daily flight between Bangkok and Sydney, which connects on to Christchurch.
These services, along with the Phuket flights, take the number of weekly Emirates departures from Thailand to 56.
Elsewhere in the region, the Singapore service received a boost in capacity following the introduction of a 517-seat A380 to the route in December 2012, while flights from Ho Chi Minh City were launched in June last year.
Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ senior vice president, commercial operations, Far East & Australasia, said: “We connect South East Asia with more than 120 destinations in over 70 countries and the strengthening of our Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta and Singapore services, as well as the addition of Ho Chi Minh City to the network, is further evidence of the region’s growing significance in our operations.”
Jabr Al-Azeeby, Emirates’ manager for Thailand and Indochina, said: “The increased frequency on Bangkok-Dubai service is just in time for passengers from Thailand to plan their Songkran holidays and to accommodate the anticipated high demand into Bangkok during the festive period.”
Operated by a three-class Airbus 330-200L, EK376 will depart Dubai at 03:40 hrs and arrive in Bangkok at 13:00 hrs.
The return flight, EK377, will depart at 15:25 hrs the same day and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 18:30 hrs.
From September 1, the service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, also in a three-class configuration.