Emirates Airline arrives in Afghanistan

Emirates flight EK 640 touched down in Kabul International Khwaja Rawash Airport at 13.15 hours. On board was a VIP delegation including: H.E Dr Najibullah Mojadidi, Afghanistan Ambassador in UAE; H.E. Atiqullah Atifmal, Afghan Consul General in Dubai, and Yousif Ali, UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan; Abdullah Suwaidan - Deputy Director, Inward Missions - Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing; Adel al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Emirates Airline; and Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations - Centre, Emirates.  

The flight was greeted on its arrival in Kabul by a senior delegation from Afghanistan including; H.E. Dr Daoud Ali Najafi, Minister of Transport Afghanistan; H.E.Captain Hamid Zaher Ustaz, Technical and Operations Deputy Minister; Ghulam Nabi Farahi, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and Tourism; H.E.Malik Quraishi, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Allahnoor Sailab - Area Manager Afghanistan, Emirates.

Kabul is the 138^th destination on the Emirates route network, and Afghanistan is the 78^th country it serves.  

"Emirates is always striving to connect people", said Adel Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Emirates. "This new route presents a new opportunity for the population of Afghanistan to access new travel opportunities and destinations thanks to our extensive global network across six continents. It will also provide an opportunity for the many Afghans living overseas to visit home again whilst experiencing Emirates renowned service and product."  

The route is operated by an Airbus A340-500 configured in a 3 cabin configuration, offering 12 First Class, 42 Business Class and 204 Economy Class seats. Emirates is the only airline which offers First Class from Dubai to Kabul. 

EK 640 will depart Dubai daily at 09.55 hours and arrive in Kabul at 13.15. The return flight, EK 641 will leave Kabul at 15.30 hours and arrive back in Dubai at 18.00. 

When connecting at Dubai International, passengers will experience Emirates' dedicated terminal, Terminal 3 which feature a range of shops and restaurants to cater for all passengers. Emirates' service to Kabul offers convenient onward connections to and from Europe including London (Heathrow and Gatwick), Frankfurt, Manchester, Birmingham, Hamburg and Paris, plus the eight gateways which Emirates flies to in the USA. 

Emirates operates four scheduled flights weekly from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. While on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Emirates operates direct flights from Dubai to Malta and return flights fly via Tripoli.  

To find out more about Emirates or to book flights to Kabul, please visit www.emirates.com or contact your preferred travel agent.