Emirates adds Italian destination

29 Oct 2015 - by Staff reporter

The Emirates Boeing 777-300ER offers 23 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity.

The Emirates Boeing 777-300ER offers 23 tonnes of belly-hold cargo capacity.

Emirates SkyCargo is set to expand its Italian cargo network when it launches daily non-stop flights to Bologna from November 3.

The daily service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, offering 23 tonnes of belly-hold capacity on the first long-haul wide-bodied flight to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. Flight EK93 will depart Dubai at 8:45am, arriving in Bologna at 12:20pm. Flight EK 94 will depart Bologna at 2:40pm, arriving in Dubai at 11:30pm.

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