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Emirates will boost capacity on its Auckland-Melbourne-Dubai service from August with a change of aircraft type on the route.

The airline will replace the current Airbus A340-500 operation with the latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, complete with new lie-flat business class seating and private suites in first class, as well as 1,000 channels of on-screen information communication and entertainment.

The change will mean an extra 672 seats per week being available in each direction.

“This will be a welcome upgrade on the route,” said Emirates New Zealand manager Chris Lethbridge. “We have been experiencing very high load factors for some time and the bigger aircraft will take some of that pressure off.”

He said the same aircraft switch would occur later in the year on the Auckland-Brisbane-Dubai route. Emirates’ other Auckland service, via Sydney to Dubai, is operated by an Airbus A380 superjumbo.

The Boeing 777-300ER will operate in a three class configuration with eight first class, 42 business class and 304 economy class seats.

In other news, Emirates is now offering special fares to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from New Zealand for a limited time. Contact your designated consultant for airfares.

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