At 8:21 on this Wednesday, July 5th, the inaugural flight of Emirates from Dubai landed at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.
The cultural capital of Canada is the second destination of Emirates in that country after Toronto. This connection was made possible after the recent expansion of the bilateral agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Canada.
Emirates will operate every day, departing from Dubai at 2:30 to arrive in Montreal at 8:00. The return flight will be at 10:20, landing in Dubai at 6:30 the following day.
The route is carried out with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with a capacity for 354 passengers in three classes: 8 in First, 42 in Business, and 304 in Economy. The inaugural flight was made with the 11-year-old aircraft, registration A6-EGI.
According to the company, with this new service they hope to «meet the demand from a diverse mix of demographic sectors, including business and leisure travelers, as well as those visiting family and friends», while also «since Montreal is home to several world-class universities, the route is expected to become immensely popular among students from the Middle East, West and Central Asia, and the Far East.»
Emirates Flights to Canada and the United States
In addition to operating in Toronto and Montreal with daily flights, the Emirates network in North America is completed with these services:
- San Francisco (one daily flight)
- Seattle (one daily flight)
- Chicago O’Hare (one daily flight)
- Miami (one daily flight)
- Orlando (5 weekly flights)
- Los Angeles (8 weekly flights)
- New York/JFK (14 non-stop weekly flights and 7 weekly flight via Milan-Malpensa).
- Newark (one daily flight via Athens).
- Houston (one daily flight)
- Boston (one daily flight)
- Dallas/Fort Worth (one daily flight)
- Washington/Dulles (one daily flight)
More flights between the United Arab Emirates and Canada
The recent update of the bilateral agreements between both countries has allowed for an increase in flights. Emirates was the first to go from five to seven weekly flights (one daily) between Dubai and Toronto, in addition to the new Montreal route.
On the other hand, Air Canada will launch its first service between Vancouver (YVR) and Dubai, with four weekly flights, on October 28.
Finally, Etihad Airways will increase its service from six to seven weekly flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Toronto using Boeing 787-9 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
According to data obtained from Cirium, the Canada-UAE market will see a 57.4% increase in flights and a 55.2% increase in seat availability between April and December 2023.
