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Emirates to increase services to Colombo

22 Apr 2021

Emirates, an international airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced that it will increase its services to Colombo from six to seven flights a week, with the seventh weekly flight commencing on 3 May 2021.   The additional service was reported to serve rising market demand and enhance connectivity to and from Colombo via Dubai. In addition, the added flight will operate every Monday.  Emirates’ flight EK650 is to depart Dubai at 2.05 a.m. and arrive in Colombo at 8 a.m. local time. The return flight EK651 will depart Colombo at 9.30 a.m. and arrive in Dubai at 12.15 p.m., local time.  Emirates also reported that consumers can enjoy safe and convenient connections to more than 90 destinations within Emirates’ network, via Dubai. Furthermore, Emirates has also deployed the wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its flights to Colombo.  Emirates increased its services to Colombo from four to six weekly flights in February this year with the fifth weekly flight commencing on 18 February and the sixth weekly flight commencing on 27 February.  


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