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Emirates flight receives warm Chinese welcome
Guangzhou - After Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou has become the fourth destination of Emirates Airlines in China as Dubai's leading airline launched its inaugural flight to the southern Chinese city on Tuesday.
Today, Emirates will be opening its office in Guangzhou, Guangdong province
according to a report in 'Khaleej Times.'
With flight EK 362, which carried over 220 travellers from across 30
counties from the Dubai International Airport to Baiyun International
Airport, Emirates launched a new route between Dubai and Guangzhou. Now, six
flights will be running a week to the Chinese city.
A Press conference hosted by Emirates yesterday at Garden Hotel in
Guangzhou, was attended by key Chinese government officials, including Gao
Youzhen, Consul General of China in the UAE and Li Zhixin, Vice-Director,
Guangzhou Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission. Emirates officials
included Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations East
Asia and Australia, and Edwin Wing Chu Lau, Vice President Hong Kong and
China.
The Emirates official pointed out that the airline's flights from Guangzhou
connected to Europe and Africa, particularly to the UK, France, Germany,
South Africa, Kenya, Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana, within 4-7 hours of transit
time in Dubai.
Gao Youzhen, the Chinese Consul General in the UAE, was confident the new
flights between Dubai and Guangzhou would be of much interest to businessmen
and traders. "Tourists will also be using the service. I think it's a
successful strategic option. Economic and trade exchange will be bolstered.
Cultural exchange too will receive a major boost," he said.
Emirates will operate the route with an ultra-modern A330-200 aircraft, in
two-class configuration offering 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy
Class seats as well as 13.6 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity.
>From October 1, the service will become daily. Effective December 1,
Emirates plans to serve the route with a Boeing 777-200 aircraft in a
three-class configuration with 290 seats, 12 in First, 42 in Business and
236 in Economy class, with 18 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity. The
inaugural flight ceremony featured a colourful and vibrant dragon dance.
Today, Emirates will be opening its office in Guangzhou, Guangdong province
according to a report in 'Khaleej Times.'
With flight EK 362, which carried over 220 travellers from across 30
counties from the Dubai International Airport to Baiyun International
Airport, Emirates launched a new route between Dubai and Guangzhou. Now, six
flights will be running a week to the Chinese city.
A Press conference hosted by Emirates yesterday at Garden Hotel in
Guangzhou, was attended by key Chinese government officials, including Gao
Youzhen, Consul General of China in the UAE and Li Zhixin, Vice-Director,
Guangzhou Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission. Emirates officials
included Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice-President, Commercial Operations East
Asia and Australia, and Edwin Wing Chu Lau, Vice President Hong Kong and
China.
The Emirates official pointed out that the airline's flights from Guangzhou
connected to Europe and Africa, particularly to the UK, France, Germany,
South Africa, Kenya, Cote D'Ivoire and Ghana, within 4-7 hours of transit
time in Dubai.
Gao Youzhen, the Chinese Consul General in the UAE, was confident the new
flights between Dubai and Guangzhou would be of much interest to businessmen
and traders. "Tourists will also be using the service. I think it's a
successful strategic option. Economic and trade exchange will be bolstered.
Cultural exchange too will receive a major boost," he said.
Emirates will operate the route with an ultra-modern A330-200 aircraft, in
two-class configuration offering 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy
Class seats as well as 13.6 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity.
>From October 1, the service will become daily. Effective December 1,
Emirates plans to serve the route with a Boeing 777-200 aircraft in a
three-class configuration with 290 seats, 12 in First, 42 in Business and
236 in Economy class, with 18 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity. The
inaugural flight ceremony featured a colourful and vibrant dragon dance.
