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Sunday, August 26, 2012

► ZIMBABWE: Emirates switches to Boeing 777 on Harare/Lusaka flights from February 2013.

EmiratesDubai based carrier Emirates (EK) will, from 1 February 2013, switch from an Airbus A330-200 to a Boeing 777-300ER on its daily Dubai - Lusaka - Harare route. The date is iconic in that it will be the 1 year anniversary of the route's introduction.

Economy Class cabin on-board an Emirates 777-300ER
Economy Class cabin on-board an Emirates 777-300ER (moaksey)
Emirates: Dubai - Lusaka, Zambia - Harare, Zimbabwe
- Effective 01 February 2013
  • EK713 DXB 0925 - 1450 LUN 1620 - 1720 HRE 77W 1234567
  • EK714 HRE 1850 - 1950 LUN 2120 - 0640+1 DXB 77W 1234567
Source [Amadeus]

It was expected that the Emirati carrier would decouple the two African destinations from one another at some stage, though this has apparently changed.