Emirates begins Luanda-Dubai flights

The first non-stop Emirates service from Angola's capital Luanda arrived in Dubai in the early hours of Monday, amid hopes of expanding business links between the two countries. Emirates will operate three flights a week with an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, connecting the oil-rich southern African nation with the Middle East, Europe and Asia. It hopes to cash in on the number of Asian labourers who work on Angolan construction sites, as well as other expatriates in Angola. Non-oil trade between Angola and Dubai, a big exporter of cars to Angola, reached 800 million dollars (532.5 million euros) last year -- a growth of 1,200 percent in just four years. "We know that Dubai and Angola have been moving ever closer in terms of growth of trade and we believe that with this route we will be able to strengthen... [read full story]                    

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