Emirates has announced plans to add an additional daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo, starting from 1 December, to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand for travel.
The additional service will increase the number of daily flights between the two cities to three, including two direct flights and one operating via the Maldivian capital, Male.
Emirates’ second daily flight will operate direct between Dubai and Colombo, except during 16 to 30 December, when the service from Dubai to Colombo will stop over in Male.
Dubai to Colombo flights
From 1 to 15 December and from 31 December to 26 March, the EK648 will depart Dubai at 4.10pm daily and arrive in the Sri Lankan commercial capital at 9.55pm local time.
Emirates operates its modern Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration on the flights.
Emirates launched operations to Sri Lanka in 1986 and celebrated 36 years of operations earlier this year.
The airline signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in 2022, reaffirming its commitment to Sri Lanka and outlining mutually beneficial initiatives that will help revive the country’s trade and tourism industry.
This month Emirates reported a record half-year performance for the 2022-23 financial year.
In a statement Emirates said it has seen net profit of $1.143bn (AED4.2bn)
It is a turnaround from the heavy losses of $1.6bn (AED5.7bn) last year.
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