Emirates on Monday marked the beginning of a long-anticipated service when its first flight to Houston, Texas, landed at the George Bush International Airport.
The flight, carrying 266 passengers on Emirates' new Boeing 777-200LR, was met on arrival by the airline's Chairman and Chief Executive, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and Richard Vacar, director of aviation of the Houston Airport System.
Representing Emirates' second US gateway, the route will offer passengers the fastest link between Texas and the UAE with a 15-hour flight from Houston to Dubai and a flying time of approximately 17 hours to Houston.
The route follows the success of Emirates' first destination in the United States, New York which has been operating since 2004 and grown into a three-flights-a-day service. |
