Emirates Air To Fly Direct To Dubai From SFO
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― Emirates Airlines will begin nonstop daily service from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to San Francisco International Airport in October, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced.
The Dubai-based airline will be the first airline to connect the two cities, using a Boeing 777-200LR for the 16-hour flight, according to Newsom's office. The aircraft can seat up to 266 passengers for the 8,103-mile flight.
"It's my pleasure to welcome Emirates to San Francisco," Newsom said in a prepared statement. "We know this will be a long and advantageous relationship between two of the leading tourism centers of the world."
Emirates Airlines serves 99 cities in 62 countries across the Middle East, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Europe, the Far East and four destinations in North America, Newsom's office reported. The airline's other U.S. destinations are New York, Houston and Los Angeles.
"There is a strong demand for connections the between the San Francisco Bay Area and both the Middle East and Indian subcontinent," Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed said in a statement. "We see San Francisco as an integral part of our network development."
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