Following news release is issued for Emirates Airline:

News Release, 11 December 2012

Emirates Adds Phuket To Burgeoning Network

Emirates’ first commercial flight to southern Thailand departed Dubai yesterday, making Phuket the airline’s 128th destination.

The launch also signifies Emirates’ commitment to Thailand, a country that the airline has been serving since 1990 when it began flights between Dubai and Bangkok. The daily Emirates services to and from Christchurch, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, fly via Bangkok.

The daily Dubai-Phuket service is being operated by a three-class Airbus A340-300 aircraft.

ENDS