Emirates will enhance its on-board experience and increase capacity on its Zambia and Zimbabwe routes with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 1 February.
The Boeing 777-300ER will replace the current Airbus A340-300 and offer an additional 97 economy class seats per flight. The aircraft will have eight private suites in first class, 42 lie-flat seats in business class and 310 seats in economy class.
Popular destinations for both Zambian and Zimbabwean travellers include Dubai, London, Beijing, New York, Hong Kong, Manchester and Delhi, amongst others.
Emirates’ first class private suites have electrically operated doors to ensure privacy, a flat bed, mini-bar and work desk, while business class features sleeperettes. Across all cabins the aircraft is fitted with Emirates’ ICE entertainment system, which offers over 2,000 channels of on-demand audio and visual entertainment.
EK713 departs Dubai every day at 09h25, arriving in Lusaka at 14h40. The flight then departs Lusaka at 16h10, arriving in Harare at 17h15. The return flight, EK714, leaves Harare at 18h50, arriving in Lusaka at 19h55. It departs Lusaka at 21h40 and lands in Dubai at 06h50 the next day.