Emirates has stepped up its presence in West Asia with additional services to Colombo and the Maldives from its home base in Dubai. The expansion also signals the resumption of Emirates flights on the Maldives-Colombo route.
Emirates will add four flights to Colombo and five to Maldives, bringing its total frequency to 18 flights per week to Sri Lanka and 14 flights per week to the Maldives. EK654 will operate on a circular route, Dubai-Maldives-Colombo-Dubai, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday using an Airbus A330 in a three-class configuration of 12 first, 42 business and 183 economy seats.
Emirates will also introduce an additional direct connection between Dubai and Colombo every Friday (EK650), and another two connections between Dubai and Maldives on Wednesday and Friday (EK658). These services will be operated with the technologically-advanced Boeing 777 aircraft offering 12 first, 42 business and 310 economy class seats. – Gulf News
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