Emirates announces fourth daily flight to Joburg

The addition boosts Emirates' total number of scheduled flights between the two countries to 49 a week, reaffirming its position as one of the largest flight operators into South Africa. In addition to Joburg, Emirates also services Cape Town and Durban. Linking South Africa with Emirates' global network, the seven daily flights demonstrate the importance of the South African market for Emirates.

"We are introducing our fourth daily service between Dubai and Joburg to meet the growing passenger demand for flights between these two important business and tourism hubs. The increased frequency gives our customers greater flexibility in their travel plans and enhances connectivity to other flights on the Emirates network through our Dubai hub," said Orhan Abbas, Emirates senior vice-president, commercial operations, Latin America, Central and southern Africa.

He added: "We have seen a healthy year-on-year increase in passenger numbers on the route, reflecting the steady economic and tourism growth of both cities and this investment demonstrates our confidence in the strength of the market. Joburg remains an important gateway for inbound traffic and we are pleased to provide more connectivity options to our customers, especially those from the GCC, the Middle East, the UK, the US, Germany and France. The fourth daily flight will also enhance connection convenience for outbound passengers going to India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok and Jordan, Qatar and Iran."

Expands code-share partnership with South African Airways

Emirates and South African Airways will extend its code-share partnership to include the brand new service between Dubai and Joburg - currently South African Airways code-shares on all Emirates flights to and from South Africa. The expansion of the code-share agreement reflects the successful and long-standing partnership between the two carriers.

Operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, EK767 will depart Dubai at 11.20pm and arrive at Joburg at 5.35am the following day. The return flight, EK768, departs Joburg at 9.30am and arrives in Dubai at 7.40pm. The B777-300ER features 354 seats in a three-class configuration: eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class, and 304 in Economy Class.