Operating the daily service with an Airbus A340-500, Emirates’ new Kiev service will help support vital trade between the two countries, allowing Ukrainian companies to connect with the UAE and beyond to expand their businesses. Ties between the two countries were strengthened with the opening last year of the UAE Embassy in Kiev.
During the first half of 2013, the value of trade between the Ukraine and the UAE increased 27% to US$429 million. The additional capacity for the carriage of goods – a 15-ton cargo hold on every flight – will boost that vital trade, transporting steel, aircraft components, heavy machinery and ships spares out of the Ukraine. With a booming agricultural sector, the Ukraine is also currently the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil and a major global producer of grain and sugar. Imports from the UAE into the Ukraine consist of vehicles, textiles, dates, medicines, perfumes, tea and juices.
Passengers on every Emirates Airbus A340-500 can enjoy 12 luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 deeply reclining Business Class seats and plenty of room to relax in Economy Class, with a total of 204 seats.
Passengers in all classes can lose themselves in the multiple award-winning ice entertainment system, with hundreds of channels of on-demand entertainment to choose from, including movies from around the world, TV channels, audio channels, video games and news, sports and business headlines.
Passengers also have the advantage of a generous baggage allowance, with 30 kilogrammes for those travelling in Economy Class, 40 kilogrammes for Business Class and 50 kilogrammes for First Class.
The daily service EK171 leaves Dubai at 1710hrs and arrives in Kiev at 2030hrs the same day. The return flight to Dubai leaves Kiev at 2205hrs and gets into Dubai at 0445hrs the following day.
