Emirates in Colombia | These are the planes that will fly on the Bogotá route

The airline Emirates officially inaugurated this Wednesday operations for its new route between Dubai and Bogotá with a stopover in Miami, a fact that was classified as “historical” and that reinforces relations between Colombia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Furthermore, this milestone represents the “first major connection between the Middle East and northern South America”.

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This was celebrated by the executive vice president of Ticket Sales and Country Management, Nabil Sultan, in a press conference at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, where the airline’s flight arrived after the stopover in Miami and that, as of From now on, it will have a daily frequency.

With eight private suites, 42 seats “business” and more than 300 seats in economy class, Emirates, one of the most luxurious airlines in the world, will cover the Dubai-Bogotá-Dubai route with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for 354 passengers.

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This route will also be the first “in offering first class between Miami and Bogotá”detailed Sultan, who highlighted the airline’s desire to “expand routes in Latin America.”

Furthermore, Colombians are “one of the communities that is growing the most” in the United Arab Emirates, and the largest community of Latinos in that country, so an air connection was necessary, in the words of Sultan.

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This route now makes Bogotá “gateway to South America”said the president of Civil Aeronautics (Aerocivil), Sergio París.

“With a historic moment like this due to the union that it means in the connectivity of airports and towns (…) Colombians have the wonderful opportunity to get to know the Arab world”highlighted Paris, who pointed out that this new operation in El Dorado has been the result of a “great effort” and extended an invitation to the Emiratis to visit Colombia, where “there is a lot of green and a lot of water”he asserted.

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In February, Emirates requested permission from Aerocivil to operate the route between Bogotá and Dubaiand the Colombian authority confirmed a “growing demand for air travel” between both countries, news that at the time was celebrated by the president, Gustavo Petro: “May old common roots come together again”.

The Boeing 777-300ER used by Emirates on this route also have a cargo capacity of 14 tonnes. With the operation in Bogotá, Colombia becomes the third country that the airline reaches in South America, as it already flies to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) and Argentina (Buenos Aires).

EFE