Against a background of gloom and doom in the airfreight industry, Emirates is ramping up its service on the Johannesburg and Durban routes. The airline will add Durban to its network from October 1 this year. The service was planned for launch in December last year but was postponed after a review of aircraft deployment during a period of fuel price volatility. The temporary suspension of the third daily Johannesburg service from February 1 has been lifted. EK766 will operate on a scaled-back basis – three times a week – from February 1 to March 29. The third daily flight will return to its full seven days a week operation from March 30. From October 1, the airline will offer 35 weekly flights out of South Africa, non-stop to Dubai.
