DUBAI, 5th July, 2017 (WAM) -- Emirates airline has officially commenced daily direct flights from Dubai to Hanoi, Vietnam on 1st July, providing Emirates passengers from Dubai and other destinations across Europe another seamless route to Vietnam. Passengers travelling to Hanoi will no longer stop in Yangon, saving approximately 2hrs30mins of travel time.
The first direct flight EK394 from Dubai departed at 03:30hrs and arrived at Noi Bai International Airport at 13:05hrs local time on 1st July 2017. The new non-stop service is operated with a two-class configured Boeing 777-300ER which offers 42 seats in Business Class, 386 seats in Economy Class and up to 20 tonnes of capacity for cargo, with generous free baggage allowance, up to 35kg in Economy Class and 40kg in Business Class. The return flight, EK395, departs from Hanois Noi Bai International Airport at 01:30hrs and arrives in Dubai International Airport at 05:05hrs. Timings of the service have been scheduled to allow for seamless connections from and to many European and GCC destinations, via a convenient stopover in Dubai.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2017.
