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Emirates to launch Dubai-Prague flights

DUBAI — Emirates airline is stepping up its preparations to launch flights to Prague, home to the famous 
Charles Bridge.

The airline has taken its message to the Czech capital’s historical centre that a non-stop bridge to Dubai is just six weeks away.

Emirates already carries travellers to and from the Czech Republic on its flights to Vienna, Frankfurt and Munich. The new service, starting 1^st July, will be served by an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, offering 27 seats in Business Class and 251 in Economy.

Senior representatives from Emirates met the media at Prague’s Zofin Palace on Thursday. Among those present were Richard Vaughan, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide; Salem Obaidalla, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe & Russian Federation; Brian LaBelle, Senior Vice President, Skywards; Peter Sedgley, Senior Vice President, Emirates Cargo (Commercial Ops) and Martin Gross Emirates’ Manager, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic & Slovakia. Also joining at the media event were Dita Schautova, Deputy Minister, Czech Ministry of Transport and Jiri Pos, Senior Executive Director for Aviation Business and Operation,
 Prague Airport.

Vaughan said: “We are very pleased to be here in Prague just six weeks out from the launch of our new service to Dubai. Prague is one of six new routes Emirates has announced so far for 2010. Not only is this a new route, but for us, it is a new part of Europe. We have been keen to fly to the Czech Republic for some time and we feel the daily service will bring immediate benefits to the Czech economy in terms of jobs, trade and tourism.”
—business@khaleejtimes.com