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Emirates to Launch New Routes in Africa

DUBAI - Emirates is hitting the road in Africa to lift the profile of its expansion plans on the continent. Events will be held in South Africa and Angola, countries where Emirates is launching new routes this year.

Flights to Durban start on October 1st, while services to the Angolan capital of Luanda begin on October 25. A Press statement issued on Thursday stated that the main thrust of the road show activities comes from Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm of Emirates, whose road show will cover more than a dozen towns and cities across South Africa between July 22 
and August 23.

The Emirates’ Holidays road show kicked off in Durban on July 22.John Felix, Senior Vice-President, Emirates Holidays, said: “South Africa is one of our top revenue markets and its important for us to get out there and reinforce our brand presence. It’s also an opportunity for us to relationship build, make new contacts and fine-tune our products based on market feedback so we can ensure that our customers are getting the very best service and value for money. A road show of this size is particularly significant in these tougher economic times and very much demonstrates 
our commitment.”


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