Expanding its presence in Scandinavia, Emirates has announced that it will begin operating daily flights to Stockholm, Sweden from 4th September 2013. With 4,956 seats per week offered year -round by this new service is expected to further stimulate economic growth with key Swedish trading cities across the Far East and Australasia. In the words of Tim Clark , President Emirates Airline, This new service is the only scheduled direct passenger service between Dubai and Sweden, giving passengers out of Sweden much easier access to international network including convenient connections top popular destinations such as, Thailand.
Operated by Boeing 777-300ER, the Emirates daily service will offer three cabin classes with eight seats in First Class, 42 seats in Business Class and 304 seats in Economy Class. With over 130 destinations in its international network, Emirates customers in Sweden will benefit from convenient flight schedules that allow them to reach 40 destinations in the Far East, West Asia and Australasia.
Emirates new daily flights to Stockholm will depart Dubai as EK157 at 0715 hrs* and arrive at Stockholm Arlanda Airport at 1200hrs the same day. The return flight, EK158 will depart at 1355 hrs and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2225 hrs. Throughout all cabin classes, passengers can enjoy over 1,400 channels of entertainment and have the added bonus of extra baggage allowance with 30 kilograms for those travelling in Economy Class, 40 kilograms for Business Class and 50 kilograms for first class.
