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Emirates Airline has launched Airbus 340-500 flights to Lyon, its third destination in France and fourth new European destination since the start of 2012.
The addition of this new Emirates service will see an overall capacity increase of 12 per cent in France, further boosting the airline’s presence in this important international market.
“The southeast of France has been on our radar for some time. Lyon, as the second largest metropolitan area in France, is a strategically important market that is incredibly viable in terms of potential traffic flows through to our vast network of 49 destinations in the East, including 10 points in India. We are confident that our new service will provide much needed capacity to the city’s thriving commercial centre, one of the largest economies in Europe,” said Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ executive vice-president, passenger sales worldwide.
Feeding the under-serviced Lyon region, Emirates is the first international carrier to provide direct services from Lyon to Dubai as well as key commercial hubs in the East, an important link for facilitating new trade opportunities.
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