Emirates to fly daily non-stop service between Dubai and Vienna

Emirates is expanding its European network with plans to link Dubai and Vienna. The airline will start with four non-stop flights a week to the Austrian capital from 1st May, rising to daily from 15th May.

The new route will make Vienna the 77th destination in a route network that now already serves 74 cities in 52 countries. Europe is increasingly important for Emirates, which has earned more than 250 quality awards from customers since it was set up in 1985.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates' Executive Vice President Commercial Operations Worldwide, Keith Longstaff, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Europe, and just-appointed Martin Gross, Area Manager Austria, announced the expansion at briefings for nearly 600 travel agents and media representatives from Austria and Eastern Europe, in Vienna's historic Hofburg palace. 

Mr Al Ghaith said: "This new Emirates route will give Austrian air travellers and cargo shippers direct access to Dubai, one of the world's most dynamic and fast-growing centres for tourism and commerce, and a major connecting hub for dozens of cities throughout Africa, Indian sub-continent and Asia-Pacific."

Mr Al Ghaith added: "Vienna will be right at the heart of the newly expanded part of the European Union. Our decision to launch this route could not be timelier and it's an opportunity that we couldn't miss."