Emirates announces new Africa links

The Dubai - Luanda service, which begins August 2nd, will operate three times a week - on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
 
This is the second new route into Africa to be announced by Emirates this year. Flights to Durban in South Africa start October 1st. The thrice weekly Luanda service allows Angola to further embrace international trade by being brought into the six continent-wide Emirates' network.
 
An Airbus A330-200 will serve the route, which will help support the nation's oil-led boom, the emerging tourism market and the thousands of migrant workers, many of whom are from China.
 
Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline, said: "This new Luanda flight provides enormous potential to develop air travel into Angola, alongside the assistance we can provide for international trade through Emirates SkyCargo. In the past year, we have seen strong growth in Africa of 17%. Now, with Luanda starting in August and Durban starting later in the year, this is going to be another very exciting year in this largely untapped continent."