Middle Eastern airline Emirates is planning to operate in Hangzhou and is expanding its reach in mainland China at its fifth destination.
Emirates plans to launch a daily Dubai Hantubi service that will be subject to government confirmation on July 30th, and will deploy the Boeing 777-300ers on the route.
Vice President Adnan Kazim says the expansion is a “vital moment” for the Chinese and East Asian networks.
“Hangzhou will open the door to new opportunities for passenger and freight operations and further strengthen important economic and technological exchanges between the Middle East and China,” he says.
Emirates is already operated in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Hangzhou is smaller than these four major cities, but is only 150km from Shanghai. It is the headquarters of Alibaba Group, a major e-commerce company, which is the heart of the technology industry.
Emirates’ Hangzhou Service will increase its weekly mainland China flights to 49.
The new route, the 777-300ers, consists of 354 seats in three classes.
“This expansion places our global growth strategy and the Emirate as our priority airline as we link the world to the thriving economic corridors of mainland China,” says Khazim.
