Emirates launches second Istanbul destination

The new daily service to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, located on the Asian side of Istanbul, increases Emirates’ overall capacity to the Turkish capital by 35 percent, with a total of 18 flights per week. The service complements Emirates’ 11 weekly flights to Istanbul Atatürk Airport. “We have been operating flights to Istanbul for more than 28 years and in that time have seen demand for our services grow exponentially. As well as providing our passengers with greater flexibility in their travel plans to and from Turkey this new flight also signifies the introduction of First Class to our flights to Istanbul. There is high demand for this route and we are already seeing strong booking levels across all cabin classes from across our network,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Revenue Optimisation and Aeropolitical Affairs. The new daily service is operated by a three-class Airbus A330-200 with 12 seats in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class, and 183 seats in Economy Class. Flight EK119 departs Dubai at 17.15 and arrives in Istanbul at 20.15. In the opposite direction, flight EK120 leaves Sabiha Gökçen International Airport at 22.05, arriving in Dubai at 04.20 the following day.