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Emirates reports rising demand for Manchester flights
Emirates has reported a 9.5% jump in demand on its Manchester-Dubai routes compared to 2015.
It said 610,000 passengers have already flown between the two cities this year, putting it on track to hit a record milestone of 1,000,000 during the 2016 financial year to the end of March 2017.
Passenger figures are set to be boosted further when the airline introduces a third daily A380 service to the route from January 1.
It will replace the existing Boeing 777-300ER and add a further 11% capacity.
Emirates vice president UK Laurie Berryman said: "To hit the symbolic milestone of one million passengers will be hugely significant for us, and will only strengthen our commitment and contribution to the region."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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