Dubai, Emirates Airlines has announced its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare (in Zambia and Zimbabwe) route would become a daily service from 1st October 2012. 

According to the carrier the service, which currently operates five times a week, has performed strongly since its launch on 1st February this year. To date, Emirates has carried over 43,000 passengers on the route.  

Jean Luc Grillet, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for Africa said“This latest boost to Emirates’ African network is testament to the continuous upward growth in demand for our flights to and from the continent.

“A daily service to Lusaka and Harare will mean greater choice for customers, while an increased cargo capacity of 40 per cent will facilitate more export business opportunities for both countries, forging greater trade links and increasing access to key trading partners in Asia and the Middle East.”  

The Dubai-Lusaka-Harare service is operated by an A330-200 aircraft in a three-class configuration, (12 first, 42 business and183 economy). 

EK 713 departs Dubai at 0925hrs, arriving in Lusaka 1435hrs. The service departs Lusaka at 1620hrs, arriving in Harare at 1720. The return flight will leave Harare at 1850hrs, arriving Lusaka at 1950hrs. It departs Lusaka at 2125hrs and lands in Dubai at 0640hrs the next day.