Emirates, the airline operating out of Dubai, has increased to 12 flights every week from Dubai and Beijing. Then, from July 1 the carrier will launch a double daily non-stop service. Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, said, ‘China is the new economic powerhouse and the world is beating a path to its capital Beijing.’ And the Olympic Games are just around the corner.

Emirates will serve the second daily with an Airbus A340-300 offering 267 seats in a three-class configuration. 12 seats in first class, 42 in business and 213 in economy and 13 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity. When the second daily flight is added, the airline will offer capacity in excess of 3,700 seats and 180 tonnes of cargo to Beijing every week.

The UAE and the China National Tourism Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Chinese citizen outbound travel to the UAE earlier this month, which is projected to significantly increase the growth of Dubai’s tourism and MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) markets.

The fact that Emirates is now widely considered the airline to beat when it comes to luxury travel will undoubtedly help.
Source: etravel blackboard