Emirates boosts capacity on Malta service with Boeing 777

The Boeing 777-300 will replace the current Airbus A340-300 used on the route, and offer customers even more on-board comfort, entertainment and seats, including an updated inflight entertainment system. The new aircraft has12 lie flat seats in First Class and 42 in Business Class, and due to its bigger size, 310 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Travellers from Malta to Dubai can look forward to Emirates’ award-winning ice entertainment system, offering over 2,500 channels of on-demand audio and visual entertainment, from the latest movies, TV shows, music, audio books and games.

Customers will continue to enjoy the famous on-board hospitality from Emirates multi-national cabin crew, including Maltese nationals, as well as gourmet regionally inspired dishes with complimentary beverages.

First and Business Class clients enjoy Emirates’ service before they take to the sky with chauffeur-driven transfers from Malta and Gozo, as well as on arrival at most of Emirates destinations. Other special privileges include dedicated check-in areas, and exclusive access to the Emirates Lounges at major airports, including Emirates Terminal 3 in Dubai.

As with all Emirates flights, passengers will benefit from a generous baggage allowance of 30kg in Economy Class, 40kg in Business Class and 50 kg in First Class.

Traders and businesses who import and export goods, will also benefit from a larger cargo hold on the Boeing 777 aircraft, offering up to 23 tonnes of capacity per flight.

Emirates currently operates daily scheduled flights from Malta, connecting travellers to over 150 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Far East, South Asia, Indian Ocean and Australia/New Zealand via its Dubai hub.

EK 749 departs Dubai every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 07:30hrs and arrives in Tunis at 10:50hsr. It will then depart Tunis at 12:30hrs and arrive in Malta at 14:40hrs. The return flight EK 749 leaves Malta at 16:25hr and lands in Dubai at 23:50hrs.

Emirates continues its twice weekly flights to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, also on a new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. EK 109 leaves Dubai every Monday and Wednesday at 07:55hrs, arriving in Larnaca at 11:10hrs. It departs Larnaca at 12.20hr and proceeds to Malta arriving here at 14:10hr. The return flight EK110 leaves Malta at 15:30hr, arrives in Larnaca at 18:55hr, leaving Larnaca at 20:05hrs to land in Dubai at 01:00hrs the following day.