Emirates puts A340 on Africa route

Mr Manoj Nair, Emirates Regional Manager for West Africa, has said the airline has introduced an Airbus A340-500 to its Accra –Dubai route to underline the airline’s commitment to Ghana. He said the aircraft update which was effective February 13, 2012.

Mr Nair, in a statement released in Accra on Monday, said the demand for Emirate’s services to Accra had been steadily rising and that the introduction of the A340-500 would give customers an even better experience when they travelled on the Accra-Dubai route.

It said the aircraft also has a total of 13 tonnes of cargo-carrying capacity