Arabic airline enters Taiwan in February, flights to Europe via Dubai for NT$26,000 including tax

Reported and photographed by You T-Ru / Taipei

An Arabic airline is entering Taiwan, with its maiden flight just seven weeks away. At its launch event in Taipei today (19th), the airline announced ticket prices from Taipei via Dubai to European destinations for just NT$26,000 including tax, offering travelers access to European countries through Dubai. The competitive pricing is expected to shake up Taiwan’s airline market.


▲ For just NT$26,000 including tax, you can fly to European countries via Dubai and enjoy high-quality in-flight service. (Photo / Provided by the airline)

Emirates will begin operating daily direct flights between Taipei and Dubai starting February 10, 2014, marking the first direct route between Taipei and the Middle East. Taiwanese travelers will be able to use the airline to fly to Europe, Africa, and other regions via Dubai. Liu Jung-chu, Vice President of Emirates for Hong Kong and Taiwan, said: “Taipei is an international trade hub, and demand for travel between Taipei and Dubai has been growing steadily. Therefore, it was a natural decision

Future travelers from Taipei will be able to use Dubai as a transit hub to fly directly to 70 countries in the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Liu Jung-chu stated that promotional plans for Taiwan will begin in the various countries along the UAE route, with the hope of attracting more visitors

The UAE airline's Taipei route is operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. First class features 8 luxurious private suites, business class offers 42 fully flat seats, and economy class provides spacious seating for 304 passengers. Passengers in all classes can enjoy gourmet meals and are served by UAE nationalities cabin crew. For in-flight entertainment, the airline offers its award-winning ice inflight entertainment system, featuring over 1,600 channels with the latest blockbuster films, subtitled Hollywood movies, music, TV programs, and games.

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Victor Wei, Deputy General Manager of Operations at Taoyuan Airport Corporation, also mentioned that in February 2014, Emirates Airlines will move into Terminal 1 of the airport to operate the Taoyuan–Dubai route. By then, part of Terminal 1’s renovation will be completed and handed over for Emirates’ use.

Emirates Airlines is based in Dubai and currently operates 138 destinations across 78 countries.Earlier this year, Emirates launched flights to Warsaw, Algiers, Tokyo Haneda, Clark in the Philippines, the Atlantic route between Milan and New York, Conakry, Sialkot in Pakistan, and Kabul in Afghanistan.In early 2014, Emirates Airlines was set to launch flights to Kyiv and, following the inaugural Taipei route, began operating flights to Boston starting March 10.