Fly Emirates, has increased its frequencies to East Africa with the start of a second service to Dar-esalaam set to begin later in October.
The new five times weekly service will complement Emirates’ existing daily operation, and further boost inbound and outbound passenger traffic and cargo flows between Tanzania and Dubai, and Emirates’ worldwide network.
Emirates started a twice weekly service between Dubai and Dar es Salaam linked with Nairobi on 28th October 1997 using an Airbus A310-300.
Following steady growth and demand on the route over the years, the frequency and capacity was increased and the flight was delinked from Nairobi, becoming a daily non-stop service between Dubai and Dar es Salaam in 2006.
It adds a total of 2,370 seats and up to 170 tons of cargo capacity a week on the route.
“Dar es Salaam is an important destination in our east African network. In our last financial year we carried over 180,000 customers on the route, and we are expecting further growth with the introduction of the second service, which will offer our customers more choice and convenience from Tanzania to Dubai and onward to Europe, the Middle East, the United States, India and the Far East,” said Emirates Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa,Orhan Abbas.
Dar es Salaam will now become the second destination in east Africa, after Nairobi, to have more than a daily frequency.
The new frequency is also expected to boost trade between Tanzania and various markets around Emirates SkyCargo’s global network.
About 75percent of cargo exported from Tanzania are perishables, consisting of fresh, frozen and chilled fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood.
Other exports include household goods, jewellery, dry foods and automotive spare parts, while major imports are pharmaceuticals, automotive spare parts, electrical and electronic products and construction equipment and machinery.
The new service will operate on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
