Emirates launches Multan

[Humsafar]

Saw this news on airliners.net.

Effective August 1, 2015, Emirates will launch Multan. The flight will be operated 4x a week:

EK630 18:20 DXB 22:00 MUX on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
EK631 22:30 MUX 01:20 + 1 DXB on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday

This flight will be operated by a B777-300A

In total, Emirates will operate 80 weekly flights to 6 destinations in Pakistan.

[Omairi7]

Grt news for Multan International Airport and City too.

Dont you guys thing 777-300 A is too big aircraft for this route or EK is thinking about the large cargo movement especially now a days ....
Any more updates about EK operations in Pakistan?

[CoyBoy]

Do you think LYP and UET are also possible? becuase they have entered two Flydubai territories SKT being the other, and LYP is rumored to be next FZ destination soon.

[baberblues]

I dont know how I feel about the MUX timing, does that fit into a decent departure and arrival bank in DXB? it would be have good to have an early morning flight during the early hours to fit in with UK,EU,US connections no?

Could someone enlighten me on this

[Abbas Ali]

I think Emirates additional flights for Karachi deserve a separate topic and posts have been edited or moved accordingly in separate topic on following link:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23294

Discussion on Emirates flights for Multan may continue here.

Abbas

[Omairi7]

Dear BabarBlues,

Emirates generally targets new destinations according to the connections. The Multan flight timings are the best suitable for early morning wave to US and EU as almost all the EU destinations are served twice or thrice in a day minimum... Early morning wave starts from 2:30 to almost 4:30 which includes JFK, IAD, DFW, LHR, MAN, FRA, CDG, BHX and others....

[saj1288]

Except for JFK, it would be difficult to connect to the other USA airports.

[cpt_747]

Great news but only 30mins turn around time? Isn't that a little bit short for a 773?

[malshah]

Multan is not showing on Emirates schedule as of today, June 5th, 2015. But I hope you are correct.

[Abbas Ali]

Emirates four flights a week Dubai - Multan service with Boeing 777-300 in three class layout.

Service starting from August 1, 2015.

http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/05/ek-khimux-jul15/

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Emirates on its Twitter account and facebook page announces Multan flights





Abbas

[malshah]

Thank you Mr. Ali!

[TAILWIND]

Emirates four flights a week Dubai - Multan service with Boeing 777-300 in three class layout.Abbas

A small correction, only economy and business class will be offered. EK doesn not sell F class to Pakistan, perhaps some bilateral agreement limitation.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Thank you for correction.

Service to Multan, Pakistan’s 5th largest city by population, will commence with four weekly flights operated by a Boeing 777-300 in a two-class configuration - 54 seats in Business Class and 310 in Economy Class. The aircraft can carry up to 23 tonnes of cargo, opening up many more trade opportunities in the region.

Source: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/emirat ... IJfWc.dpuf

Abbas

[TAILWIND]

Arabian Aerospace has misread the EK's B777-300 seat configuration. It is 12F/42J/310Y. For DXB-MUX it will probably be 42J/310Y, 12F class seats will stay emty i think.