Emirates increases Perth flights

Emirates recently launched its third daily flight from Dubai to Perth.

Its flights to Perth have risen from 19 to 21 per week, offering an extra 1,440-seat capacity between Dubai and Emirates' global network and Western Australia each week.

"Emirates is dedicated to providing greater travel opportunities for our passengers to and from Western Australia through the introduction of this new, third daily flight and by providing state-of-the-art aircraft for the three daily Perth services," said Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operation, Far East and Australasia, Salem Obaidalla. "Emirates will increase the capacity on one of its other flights to Perth from June 1 by using a Boeing 777-300ER, providing passengers more opportunity to secure a seat on these popular flights, with the number of economy class seats increasing from 216 to 304," he said.

Tourism, Western Australia, CEO Stephanie Buckland said the introduction of Emirates' third daily Perth service was a tremendous boost for the state's tourism industry.

"Since it started flying to Perth in August 2002, Emirates has become a major player in West Australia's international market," Ms Buckland said.