Dubai, Emirates Airlines, announced the addition of a fifth daily flight to and from Karachi (Jinnah International Airport), Pakistan. as of August 1, 2012.

“This is very exciting news for us as Karachi was the inaugural destination of Emirates when the airline began operations in 1985,” said Badr Abbas, Vice President Pakistan & Afghanistan, commenting on the development. “Today we are proud to have announced a fifth daily flight to Karachi in a move to better serve our Pakistani passengers and strengthen the historic relationship between Pakistan and UAE. We hope to continue on this path by further expanding our services in Pakistan and are grateful to all the relevant government and aviation authorities for making this possible.”

Karachi is considered the financial capital of Pakistan and the additional flight will  increase economic activity by providing better cargo capacity.

The additional frequency will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER in a two-class configuration. Flight EK608 will depart Dubai daily at 14:55 local time and arrive in Karachi (KHI) at 18:05. EK609 will depart Karachi at 19:35 local time and arrive in Dubai at 20:50.

In the past six months, Emirates experienced growth and increased presence in Northern Pakistan with the introduction of additional flights to Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad. As of August, Emirates operate 54 weekly flights to and from four cities in Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar – of which two frequencies are subject to Government approval.

Source:  Emirates Airlines