Emirates announces special fares from Colombo to 46 cities in Europe, US
View(s):Emirates, the Dubai-based global airline, this week announced a series of special fares which it says makes travel from Sri Lanka to 46 destinations in Europe and USA ‘significantly more affordable’.
Covering the 37 European and nine US cities served by the award-winning airline, the fares for Economy Class as well as Business Class travel, will be available for sale until Thursday 4th December only, but can be utilised for travel between 5th December 2014 and end March 2015.
They start from Rs. 89,614 inclusive of taxes and surcharges on Economy Class to Italy (Rome or Milan), and represent substantial savings on current fares.
To the UK for example, the special all-inclusive Economy Class return fares start at Rs. 107,861. Emirates flies to five cities in the UK – London (served by flights to both Heathrow and Gatwick), Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle, the media release said.
Special return fares to the US are priced from Rs. 136,273. Emirates’ US network comprises of New York, Seattle, Washington DC, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and Dallas.
“The numerous facets that constitute the Emirates travel experience make flying with us a value-for-money proposition at our standard fares,” said Chandana de Silva, Emirates Area Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives. “These special fares make the proposition unbeatable: award-winning service, convenient connections and a global network at great prices.”