Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced in Shanghai recently it will begin daily flights from Beijing to Dubai starting September 1. It will provide a series of favorable services to promote this new air route.

The Beijing-Dubai flight will be the second direct link to the Chinese mainland with the United Arab Emirates after a Shanghai-Dubai flight started operation about two and a half years ago.

According to Emirates, passengers who will take this route to Dubai from September 1 to November 30 can buy their tickets for RMB 4500 for a round-trip flight (taxes and extra charge on fuel are excluded) before September 30.

First-class passengers from Beijing will be awarded free accommodation for 3 nights at the luxurious Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai. Those in business class can stay for two nights free.

(CRIENGLISH.com August 25, 2006)