Friday, 09 January 2009
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Date set for Terminal 3 third phase opening

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PHASE THREE: The next phase of the opening of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport has been announced.

Emirates is activating phase three of its operations from Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport by launching flights to its European network from Tuesday.

All Emirates’ flights to Europe, Americas, the GCC, Middle East and Africa will operate from Emirates Terminal 3, escalating operations to 168 daily flights or 60 per cent of all the airline’s services.

The first flights to depart from the new terminal in phase three will be EK003 Dubai-London Heathrow and EK047 Dubai-Frankfurt, both due to take off at 2.30pm.

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EK008 London Heathrow-Dubai scheduled at 7.45pm will be the first Emirates European flight to arrive at the new terminal.

In the first 12 days of operations, Emirates Terminal 3 has handled 336 flight departures, 345 arrivals and nearly 150,000 passengers.

Self-Service Kiosks at the new terminal have proved popular among passengers, with more than 2,500 having used the kiosks to date.

The online check-in feature on www.emirates.com has also caught on with more than 4,600 passengers having checked-in online since the start of the new terminal.

The fourth and final phase will include flights to the Indian Subcontinent, East Asia and Australasia, taking the total operations to 269 flights every day.

With the addition of its 22 European destinations, Emirates will fly to 54 online destinations from Emirates Terminal 3.

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