Emirates launches daily flights to Phuket

Phuket, the largest island in Thailand located in the Andaman Sea, will become Emirates' destination in Thailand. The service will be launched on 10 December 2012.

"Thailand is an important market for Emirates, we currently operate four daily flights between Dubai and Bangkok, including one with our Airbus A380 aircraft. We are confident that Phuket will prove a popular destination for our passengers, especially those from Europe, Middle East and the UAE," said Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline.

Emirates Holidays, the airline's tour operating arm, offers tailor made holidays to Phuket, that include a hand-picked selection of five, four and three star hotels. Its annual brochure, A World of Choice, highlights many of Phuket's attractions from lush vistas and the turquoise waters of its sandy western shoreline, to cultural landmarks such as Chalong Temple and old Phuket Town.

Emirates offers its customers in all cabins meals prepared by gourmet chefs, award-winning service from the airline's international cabin crew recruited from over 120 countries, as well as ice, the airlines' entertainment system which offers over 1,400 channels of entertainment and the facility to send and receive emails and text messages.

Emirates operates flights on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus.