Dubai-Sao Paulo daily service by Emirates

Establishing a popular gateway to onward South American destinations from Dubai and popular transit markets including the regional Middle East and Japan, Emirates has introduced a seventh addition to its Brazil flights, making its non-stop Dubai-Sao Paulo operation a daily one.According to Emirates, the route has been successful in facilitating travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city and a major centre of finance and industry for South America. “The introduction of a daily frequency to Brazil was a logical step for us. We are also delighted to see that awareness of Emirates and Dubai in Brazil seems to have bolstered since our introduction of services a year ago, making the Emirate a popular new destination for Brazilian tourists and business travellers alike,” Nigel Page, Emirates Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, The Americas, said. It may be recalled that in October 2007, Emirates’ Dubai-Sao Paulo operation became the first-ever non-stop service between South America and the Middle East.

On the route, Emirates has deployed a Boeing 777-200LR, which offers eight private suites in First class, 42 lie-flat seats in Business class, and space for 216 passengers in Economy. The 777-200LR additionally carries up to18 tonnes of cargo capacity, the airline added

The other features include meals prepared by gourmet chefs, information, communication, entertainment system that offers a selection of over 1000 channels of entertainment on demand, as well as the ability to send and receive email and text messages from their personal in-seat entertainments systems.

In the Americas, Emirates offers nonstop daily service to Sao Paulo , Brazil and Houston , Texas , as well as operating three-times weekly to Toronto , Canada . Starting October 1, Emirates will introduce a non-stop daily service from Dubai to Los Angeles and on 20th November, a non-stop daily service to San Francisco .  In August 2008, Emirates will inaugurate the new Airbus A380 on its popular Dubai-JFK route, commencing the first-ever commercial service of the double-decker aircraft to the Americas . The Dubai-JFK service will continue to operate twice daily, it added.