Emirates launches routes to Yangon and Hanoi

Commencing August 3, a three-class Boeing 777-300ER will be deployed on the new route. The aircraft will offer 8 seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 310 in Economy Class. Once the new service comes into effect, Emirates’ network in Southeast Asia will cover 12 cities in seven countries (including Cebu and Clark in the Philippines which start on March 30). With a population of 7.2 million, Yangon is Myanmar’s commercial capital and largest city. Hanoi, located in the north of Vietnam, is the country’s capital and second largest city, with a population of 7 million. It will be Emirates’ second destination in Vietnam, following the route to Ho Chi Minh City which was launched in 2012. “With the opening of this service, Emirates will enhance its Southeast Asia offering and offer more choices for travellers in Myanmar and Vietnam to conveniently connect to 39 cities in Europe, 16 in the Middle East as well as a number of destinations across our extensive network in Africa and the Americas,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, Revenue Optimisation & Aeropolitical Affairs. “Emirates’ first air service to Myanmar supports the country’s Tourism Master Plan to target 7.5 million tourist arrivals by 2020 and for Hanoi, the service will provide additional options for Vietnamese to travel to Dubai and Emirates’ global network of destinations, while also making it easier for overseas Vietnamese and the growing number of tourists to travel to Vietnam.” Flight EK388 will depart daily from Dubai at 02:50, arriving at Yangon International Airport at 11:05. The service will then depart from Yangon at 12:35 and arrive at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at 14:50. In the opposite direction, EK389 will depart Hanoi at 22:50hrs, arriving at Yangon at 00:20 the next day. The service will then depart from Yangon at 01:50 and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 05:05.