Emirates Airlines celebrates First Anniversary on Dublin Airport route ©
Emirates Airlines today celebrates its first year of operation in Dublin with the news that it has made over 220,000 passenger connections on the Dublin to Dubai route and carried over 10,000 tonnes of cargo into and out of Ireland.Emirates SkyCargo was ranked the number two airline for cargo ex Ireland, with a market share of 20%. The most popular destinations connecting via Dubai include Australia, China, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand. Emirates’ daily service between Dublin and Dubai began on January 9, 2012 on-board a 237-seater Airbus A330-200, with a 15 tonne cargo load capacity. The early success of the route lead to the upgrade of the aircraft and on May 1, a Boeing 777-300ER added 52% additional passenger capacity and an extra 10 tonnes of cargo load to Emirates’ 119th route. A Dedicated Emirates B777 Facebook page noted Today's flight was operated by A6-ECB Boeing 777-31H(ER) c/n 32714 the 253rd