emirates announced that it will expand its service between Dubai (DXB) and Toronto (YYZ) international airports, offering daily flights and increasing its capacity to 40% of what it currently offers. The airline mentioned that the frequency application will offer more than 6,800 seats per week.

Now, Emirates will increase from five to seven frequencies per week from April 20, to meet service demand, as relations between the UAE and Canada improve.

Emirates operates the flagship aircraft the Airbus A380 on the Dubai-Toronto route, allowing 491 passengers in Economy Class, Business Class and First Class on each flight. With the two additional flights per week, Emirates will offer almost 2,000 additional seats to serve the busy route, representing a 40% increase in capacity between its hub city of Dubai and the Canadian hub. The Dubai-Toronto route is very popular with customers from India, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, while these same countries represent the main destinations travelers from Toronto.

Adnan Kazim, Commercial Director of Emirates said:

Emirates welcomes the expansion of the Air Services Agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Canada and, first of all, we would like to thank all the stakeholders and authorities who participated in this fundamental agreement which will energize the aviation and tourism sectors in both countries. countries. We have been serving customers between Toronto and Dubai since 2007, and although the A380 double-decker aircraft has operated since 2009, demand from business and leisure travellers, diaspora and students has consistently exceeded capacity. assigned”.

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