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Dubai-based Emirates is reportedly to add Durban, South Africa as its 16th African destination. Flights will operate daily effective December 1 using A332 aircraft.

EK774 DXB - DUR: 0445 - 1125
EK775 DUR - DXB: 1315 - 2345

As of March 30, South African Airways will place its code on daily service operated by Emirates between Cape Town and Dubai.

Emirates will introduce new service to Cape Town, South Africa from Dubai effective March 30. Flights will be operated daily using A332 aircraft.

EK770 DXB - CPT: 815 - 1625
EK771 CPT - DXB: 1810 - 600

The Standard reports Emirates has notified Kenyan aviation authorities of its intentions to increase frequency to Nairobi from the current double daily to 17x per week. No schedule details for the flights that would originate in Dubai have been announced.

Emirates Airlines will add frequency on its existing 2x daily service to Johannesburg, with the introduction of four weekly flights effective June. Flights will be operated on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays using B77W aircraft.

EK765 DXB - JNB: 1440 - 2050
EK766 JNB - DXB: 2230 - 0830

Emirates’ latest destination in Africa is Tunis, Tunisia, which will be served effective October 29. Flights will be operated daily except Fridays and Saturdays using A332 aircraft on a triangle routing that includes Tripoli, Libya.

EK749 DXB - TUN: 900 - 1255 Mondays, Wednesdays
EK749 TUN - TIP: 1410 - 1635
EK749 TIP - DXB: 1750 - 0100

EK747 DXB - TIP: 900 - 1340 Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays
EK747 TIP - TUN: 1505 - 1030
EK747 TUN - DXB: 1635 - 0100

Emirates will increase its frequency to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from the current 4x per week to 5x per week effective the begining of June. Flights will be operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Emirates will increase its current frequency between Dubai, UAE and Khartoum, Sudan from the current 6x per week to daily effective October 1. The new flight, which will operate on Sundays, will follow the existing schedule.

Emirates Skycargo will introduce a weekly freighter service between Dubai, UAE and Lilongwe, Malawi effective January 13. Flights will be operated on Fridays using the airline’s A310F.

Emirates is to increase services from Dubai to the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles from the current 4x per week to 7x per week effective the week of March 20. Flights will be operated with A332s.

EK705 DXB - SEZ: 210 - 650 Daily except Mondays and Wednesdays
EK706 SEZ - DXB: 815 - 1245

EK707 DXB - SEZ: 1030 - 1500 Friday, Saturday
EK708 SEZ - DXB: 100 - 530

Emirates is set to increase its frequency to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from Dubai by 4 weekly flights, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 11. The new flight will be opreated nonstop on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays using A332s, and will take effect the last week of March 2006.

EK725 DXB - DAR: 920 - 1350
EK726 DAR - DXB: 1630 - 2300

Emirates is to route three out of its existing daily flights from Dubai to Entebbe, Uganda, thus dropping Nairobi, Kenya as a stop over. Flight #723 will be routed via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, effectively reducing frequency to Nairobi from the current 14x per week to 11x per week.

According to posted schedules, Emirates is to start serving Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from its hub in Dubai. Flights will be operated 3x per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using A332s as of the week of March 20, 2006.

EK723 DXB - ADD: 825 - 1130
EK724 ADD - DXB: 1935 - 0045

Emirates Airlines is to start 4x per week flights to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from Dubai effective February 1. Flights will be operated with an A332 via Accra on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

EK390 DXB - ABJ: 730 - 1430
EK961 ABJ - DXB: 1600 - 540

Emirates is to increase services to Tripoli, Libya from the current 3x per week to 5x. All flights will operate nonstop, a change from the current one-stop service via Malta. Flights will be operated with a mix of A332s and B772s.

EK308 DXB - TIP: 900 - 1340
EK309 TIP - DXB: 1520 - 2300

Emirates is increasing capacity to both Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria as of December by dedicating a flight to Accra. Currently, the airline serves Accra from Dubai with a stop in Lagos. Schedules to both cities, each served with A332s, is as follows:

Accra:

EK785 DXB - ACC: 730 - 1220
EK786 ACC - DXB: 1810 - 540

Lagos:

EK783 DXB - LOS: 950 - 1530
EK784 LOS - DXB: 1800 - 0400