06 Feb 2023

EK doubles down on Cape Town

Emirates is going all out to meet the demand in the local market for travel from South Africa. 

On February 1, the carrier reintroduced its second daily flight from Cape Town.  With the addition of the new service, the airline has fully restored its operations to pre-pandemic levels. There are, once more, fourteen flights on the Dubai-Cape Town route. 

 The ramp-up of flights across Emirates’ South African gateways will support the recovery of both the outbound travel industry and the international inbound tourism industry, and the enhanced connectivity between Dubai and Cape Town will be a boon to the economy both of the Western Cape and the country. 

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Source: Travel News