Birmingham Airport is to get a new air link into one of the most influential industrial cities in China. The ancient city of Guangzhou - now China's economic powerhouse - will join fast-growing Emirates' network on July 1.
Emirates operates a twice-a-day service from Birmingham to its main hub in Dubai. From there business executives and leisure travellers will be able to fly directly to Guangzhou, Emirates' fourth gateway in China, after Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Starting on July 1 Emirates EK362 service will fly non-stop from Dubai to Guangzhou four times weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in a two class configuration - 27 seats in business and 251 in economy. From October 1, Emirates will also fly on Fridays and from December 1, the service will become daily. |
