Emirates to Launch Daily Flights Between Dubai and Montréal, Canada

Dark/Light Mode (26/04/23)  Emirates has unveiled plans to launch a new daily service between Dubai and Montréal, Canada.

Scheduled for take off on 5 July, Montréal becomes Emirates’ second gateway in Canada, complementing passenger services to Toronto, which have been operating to Ontario’s capital city since 2007.

The daily flights between Dubai and Montréal will operate as EK243 and EK244 with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft configured with 8 First Class suites, 42 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 304 seats in Economy Class.

“As a major metropolitan centre and Canada’s second largest city, we are pleased to add Montréal to our growing global network of over 130 destinations and strengthening our coverage in the Americas to reach 18 points served by our services from Dubai,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer. “With our expanded reach into the country, we look forward to facilitating new trade lanes, which will bring a host of benefits to Canadian businesses and exporters in addition to promoting tourism into more cities and generating more jobs across all sectors, including those directly serving the aviation industry.”

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER reg: A6-EPA. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Customers of Emirates and Air Canada have access to an expansive network of destinations thanks to the codeshare partnership between the two airlines.

In addition to over 130 destinations that Emirates flies to, customers currently have access to 19 Canadian destinations beyond Toronto through the partnership, while Air Canada customers are able to fly on Emirates to Dubai and access 17 cities in Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Far East.

Additionally, Emirates passengers are able to choose from over 140 routes operated by Air Canada on an interline basis, including 27 points in Canada and 94 routes between Canada and the US and South America.

Through an enhanced interline arrangement between both airlines, Emirates passengers are now able to choose from 68 points from Montréal, including the US, Mexico, South America and Caribbean, while also enjoying conveniences such as a single-ticket and smooth connections.

The most popular domestic points in Canada via Montréal include Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Halifax.

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Trade Between UAE and Canada

The UAE is Canada’s largest export market in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2022, bilateral trade between Canada and the UAE exceeded C$2.6 billion, growing 53% over the last five years. According to Statistics Canada, it is estimated the UAE’s foreign direct investments stock in Canada was valued at C$1.3 billion in 2021.

Emirates can carry 20 tonnes of cargo in the bellyhold of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft and up to 15 tonnes aboard its much-loved A380s.

According to Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, Canada features in Dubai’s top 20 source markets for inbound tourism with 158,000 Canadian visitors in 2022, more than double the number in 2021.

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