Emirates Land 777-300ER in Durban

Emirates are now flying the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Durban. The new 354-seat aircraft introduces Emirates’ First Class cabin on the Durban route and boosts passenger capacity by close to 30%. Emirates, which previously operated the smaller capacity Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the Durban route, currently serves 22 passenger and cargo destinations across the African continent, after the addition of Zambia and Zimbabwe in February this year.

 The Boeing 777 offers eight luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 lie-flat beds in Business Class and 304 generously-sized Economy Class seats. All classes of the aircraft are equipped with Emirates’ ‘ice’ on-demand entertainment system with more than 1,200 channels. Customers can also look forward to gourmet food in all cabins. EK 776 departs Durban at 18h40, arriving in Dubai at 05h20 the next day. EK 775 departs Dubai at 10h25, arriving at King Shaka International Airport in Durban at 17h10.