Emirates Airlines has launched its daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Boston with a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft in a three—class configuration, offering eight seats in First, 42 in Business and 216 in Economy classes.
The route, which was launched on 10 March, 2014, becomes the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th on its global network which links key tourism and trading destinations across six continents.
Mr. Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline said in a statement copied to the GNA that the Airline was upbeat about the new Boston service.
In addition to passengers, Emirates SkyCargo will operate belly hold cargo space of up to 15 tonnes per day to help transport goods to and from Boston – such as electronics, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, machine parts, leather products, consumer commodities, as well as New England’s finest lobster.
More than 50 Boston-based companies operate in the UAE, and in excess of 150 companies have operations throughout Central Asia. Considered a centre for education and research, the region around Boston has more than 270 colleges and universities, and each year as many as 44,000 foreign students call New England home during the school term.
One of the oldest cities in North America, Boston is also a popular tourist destination, with an abundance of cultural and historical landmarks.
John Barros, Chief of Economic Development for the City of Boston noted that the city was one of the leading U.S. destinations for foreign and domestic tourists, currently recording nearly 12 million visitors a year.
Emirates began passenger services to America in 2004 with the launch of daily non-stop flights from New York JFK to Dubai and now offers daily flights to Washington, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Source: GNA
