Emirates’ much awaited first flight takes off from Dubai to Montréal

Emirates’ much awaited first flight takes off from Dubai to Montréal

Dubai: Emirates’ first flight from Dubai to Montreal took off at 3am on Wednesday after an impressive ceremony at the Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Montreal, Quebec province’s cultural capital, becomes Emirates’ second gateway in Canada, complementing its passenger services to Toronto, which have been operating to Ontario’s capital city since 2007. Emirates will operate daily flight from July 5 on Dubai -Montreal sector on its wide-body Boeing 777-300ER to complement daily A380 services to Toronto. The new route will help the airline meet huge demand for international travel between Canada and the rest of the world. Emirates flight EK243 departed at 3am from Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport with 339 passengers, including a VIP delegation and media onboard. The new daily service to Montréal complements Emirates’ seven weekly services to Toronto, and takes the airline’s North American network to 14 destinations and a total of 18 across the Americas. The service will provide travellers to Canada connectivity via Dubai from points such as Lebanon, India, Iran, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and South Africa. Direct services between Dubai and Montréal are expected to meet demand from a diverse mix of demographics, including business and leisure travellers, in addition