On August 3, Emirates airline launched a daily flight between Hanoi and Dubai with a stop in Yangon (Myanmar) to strengthen its operations in Southeast Asia.
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| Hanoi is Emirates' second destination in Vietnam after opening its first route to Ho Chi Minh City in 2012 and cargo services to Hanoi since 2013. |
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| The Dubai - Hanoi route uses a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with 3 classes of seats including 8 first class seats, 42 business class seats and 310 economy class seats. |
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| Traditional water-spraying ceremony welcomes the first flight from Dubai landing in Hanoi. |
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| As the world's best airline in 2016 according to Skytrax, Emirates offers customers a wide range of choices with 154 destinations in 81 countries and territories. |
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| Mr. Haitham Al Battawy, Emirates General Manager in Vietnam, hopes that the route to Hanoi will attract many customers and be as successful as the route to Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, he also hopes to welcome many Vietnamese people to travel and work in Dubai. "With the opening of the new route to Hanoi, Emirates will contribute to enhancing connectivity for Hanoi and surrounding areas, continuing to contribute to the development of tourism and trade in the capital in particular and Vietnam in general," said Mr. Haitham. |
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| A meal is served in the first class cabin of a Boeing 777 - 300ER aircraft, right at the passenger's seat which also serves as a bed. |
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| Flight EK389 departs daily from Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi at 22:50, arriving in Yangon at 00:20. At 1:50, the plane leaves Yangon and lands at Dubai International Airport at 05:05. Flight EK388 departs from Dubai at 03:30, arriving in Yangon at 11:40. It then leaves Yangon at 13:00 and lands in Hanoi at 15:30. |
According to VNE
