Emirates’ gears up for Clark
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Emirates Airlines has got underway with its preparations for the new second destination in the Philippines. Clark International, in Angeles, 80 kilometres north of Manila, will be connected effective 1 October 2013.
The new service will provide Filipinos an additional service to their home town. According to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, nearly 680,000 Filipinos live in the UAE alone. A further 342,000 Filipinos reside in Qatar and 186,000 are based in Kuwait. However, the biggest Filipino population is in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Commission reports that over 1.5 million Filipinos are living in the Kingdom.
“When you see these figures showing the full extent of the Filipino diaspora, it’s clear how important is the new route to the Philippines,” said Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, senior vice president, commercial operations, Gulf Middle East & Iran.”
The new Clark service will be operated by a two-class Boeing 777-300ER. EK 338 will depart Dubai at 0400hrs and arrive at Clark International Airport at 1640hrs. The return flight, EK339 will depart at 1835hrs and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2305hrs.
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