Emirates Airline will launch daily service to Dublin from January 9 next year, making it the airline's first route to the Republic of Ireland.
Dublin will be the 29{+t}{+h} route of Emirates in Europe and the airline's customers in Ireland, who currently travel through some of its UK gateways, will be able to fly non-stop from the Dubai hub.
The airline will deploy an Airbus A330-200 between Dubai and Dublin, offering first, business and economy class, according to a statement from Emirates.
It is pointed out that Ireland has a population of around 4.5 million, but an estimated 15 times more than that of Irish nationals live overseas, with around 80,000 in Australia and about 5,000 in the UAE.
The other key markets include Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, South Africa, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
Similarly, the country is a popular tourist destination and received 6.7 million visitors last year.
At present, Emirates flies to 114 destinations in 67 countries.
The airline has already started services to Basra, Geneva and Copenhagen this year.
It will begin flights to St. Petersburg on November 1 and to Baghdad on November 13.
Besides, Rio and Buenos Aires in South America will be added to the network from January 3, 2012
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