Lisbon now for Emirates

Emirates is to fly to Lisbon on a daily basis from 9 July as it continues with its quest to connect with every European capital and important city.  The date is just six days after it launches flights to Barcelona in neighbouring Spain.

Emirates will serve Lisbon with a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft offering First, Business and Economy Class cabins.  The Portuguese capital becomes Emirates 31st European destination.  It will be the only Middle East-based carrier operating into Portugal.

Portugal has a population of around 10m, of which nearly 2m live in Lisbon and its suburbs.  It is estimated there are some 200m Portuguese speakers around the world, making it the third most spoken European language globally, according to Visit Portugal.  The airline serves many of Portugal’s former colonies and spheres of influence, the countries where Portuguese is heard, including India, Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Hong Kong – gateway to the former enclave of Macau.

With a fleet of 169 aircraft, Emirates now flies to 121 destinations, having recently launched Dallas, Lusaka and Harare.  Services to Seattle start on 1 March and to Ho Chi Minh City from 4 June.  From August Amsterdam gets an Airbus A380. www.emirates.com

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