DHAKA: Emirates expansion reached new heights on Tuesday with the launch of flights to Clark in the Philippines, the inauguration of a route between Milan and New York, and a brand new A380 service to Brisbane--all on the same day in four different continents.

The first to take off from Dubai International at 0440hrs this morning was EK 338, a Boeing 777-200LR, bound for Clark International in the Philippines.
 
This was followed by EK 205, pushing back at 0905hrs for Milan, where the Boeing 777-300ER stops before embarking on a brand new transatlantic connection to New York.
 
Next in line was EK 434, departing Dubai at 1025hrs for the airline’s latest A380 destination, Brisbane.
 
Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said: “Today is an extremely significant day for our network–we are connecting two great cities across the Atlantic, opening an important new gateway into the Philippines, which helps link Filipino communities across the world, and our magnificent flagship aircraft will quietly descend into yet another destination.”
 
Clark will be Emirates’ second gateway into the Philippines after Manila.
 
The Emirates already serves New York and Milan. The new service addresses an underserved transatlantic link between the two commercially vibrant cities, both in terms of non-stop flights and a premium product offering.
 
Brisbane becomes Emirates’ 22nd A380 destination. Emirates will be the only airline flying a scheduled double-decker into Brisbane.
 
After launching Warsaw, Algiers, Tokyo Haneda and Stockholm so far in 2013, the airline is preparing for the start of services to Conakry in Guinea, Sialkot in Pakistan, Kabul, Kiev, Taipei and Boston in the coming months.
 
BDST: 1625 HRS, OCT 02, 2013
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