Emirates SkyCargo expands in Argentina and Brazil

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has increased its South American operation to Rio de Janerio and Buenos Aires.

23 January 2012, 12:00am

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The linked service between Dubai and Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER

Following the launch of a daily passenger service from Dubai to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires on 3^rd January, Emirates SkyCargo is now able to connect three points in South America with trade opportunities in more than 100 destinations.

In addition to the belly-hold capacity of the 14 passenger flights each week between Dubai and Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires, it also offers cargo space on the 14 passenger flights it operates each week between Dubai and South America's largest city Sao Paulo.

The capacity on these two routes - both served by Boeing 777-300ERs - is bolstered further by Emirates SkyCargo's dedicated freighter service to Sao Paolo three times a week, which provides a further 620 tonnes of capacity on Boeing 777Fs.

EK 247 leaves Dubai daily at 0710hrs and arrives at Rios Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport at 1537hrs. It departs Rio at 1723hrs, arriving at Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport (Ezeiza) at 1930hrs. From Buenos Aires, EK 248 departs at 2130hrs, arriving in Rio at 0123hrs the following day. The aircraft will depart Rio at 0310hours, arriving in Dubai at 2250hrs.

Emirates flies on a daily schedule from Malta to Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus. Emirates SkyCargo is located on the First Floor at MIA Departures and can be contacted on tel. no 21660102, or at [email protected].