Emirates announces Dubai flights from Glasgow

Passengers will soon have a choice of flights to Dubai from Glasgow with Emirates.

Passengers wishing to take flights to Dubai from Scotland will soon have the choice of booking a trip from Glasgow.

Emirates has announced it is to start running the route between the Scottish city and the Middle East as of June 1st 2012 in addition to the once a week journey that is already made by the carrier.

The carrier has announced it will be increasing the number of flights it offers following the success of its first route.

"Our Glasgow route has been a real success story and we are extremely confident that there is the demand for additional services flying east to Dubai and onward to our global network," said Laurie Berryman, Emirates vice-president for the UK and Ireland.

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Flights to Dubai launched from Switzerland

Emirates has confirmed that it will increase the number of flights to Dubai from Geneva.

Starting on June 1st, the airline will expand its services between Thailand, Dubai and Geneva due to increased demand by adding a new daily flight.

Geneva is a key banking and financial hub and is home to a large number of major bodies including the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations and the World Health Organisation.

"Switzerland has been part of the Emirates network since 1992, when we began flights from Dubai to Zurich. The announcement of Geneva as our newest European destination underlines our commitment to this important country," explained Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emirates chairman and chief executive officer.

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