Emirates airline will start operating its new route on July 9, with daily links between the Portuguese capital and Dubai, representing an increase of 150,000 passengers a year at Lisbon airport. This new route consolidates the position of the Portuguese capital’s airport as a European hub, taking advantage of its location. The flight between Lisbon and Dubai takes eight hours and allows connections to multiple destinations, including many countries where Portuguese is spoken and feature on the Emirates network, such as India, Angola, South Africa and Brazil.
