Emirates has unveiled plans to launch a new
daily service between Dubai and Montréal, Canada.
Scheduled for take off on 5 July, Montréal becomes
Emirates’ second gateway in Canada, complementing passenger
services to Toronto, which have been operating to Ontario’s
capital city since 2007.
The daily flights between Dubai and Montréal will
operate as EK243 and EK244 with
Boeing 777-300ER aircraft configured with 8 First Class suites, 42 lie-flat seats in
Business Class and 304 seats in Economy Class.
“As a major metropolitan centre and
Canada’s second largest city, we are pleased to add Montréal to
our growing global network of over 130 destinations and
strengthening our coverage in the Americas to reach 18 points
served by our services from Dubai,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’
Chief Commercial Officer. “With our expanded reach into
the country, we look forward to facilitating new trade lanes,
which will bring a host of benefits to Canadian businesses and
exporters in addition to promoting tourism into more cities and
generating more jobs across all sectors, including those directly
serving the aviation industry.”
Customers of Emirates and Air Canada have access
to an expansive network of destinations thanks to the codeshare
partnership between the two airlines.
In addition to over 130
destinations that Emirates flies to, customers currently have
access to 19 Canadian destinations beyond Toronto through the
partnership, while Air Canada customers are able to fly on
Emirates to Dubai and access 17 cities in Africa, the Indian
Subcontinent, Middle East and Far East.
Additionally, Emirates
passengers are able to choose from over 140 routes operated by Air
Canada on an interline basis, including 27 points in Canada and 94
routes between Canada and the US and South America.
Through an enhanced interline arrangement between
both airlines, Emirates passengers are now able to choose from 68
points from Montréal, including the US, Mexico, South America and
Caribbean, while also enjoying conveniences such as a single-ticket and smooth
connections.
The most popular domestic points in Canada via Montréal
include Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Halifax.
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The UAE is Canada’s largest export market in the
Middle East and North Africa. In 2022, bilateral trade between
Canada and the UAE exceeded C$2.6 billion, growing 53% over the
last five years. According to Statistics Canada, it is estimated
the UAE’s foreign direct investments stock in Canada was valued at
C$1.3 billion in 2021.
Emirates can carry 20 tonnes of cargo in the
bellyhold of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft and up to 15 tonnes
aboard its much-loved A380s.
According to Dubai’s Department of Economy and
Tourism, Canada features in Dubai’s top 20 source markets
for inbound tourism with 158,000 Canadian visitors in 2022, more
than double the number in 2021.
