Emirates (Dubai) has announced the launch of nonstop passenger services to Taipei, its 16th destination in the Far East.

The service will commence on February 10, 2014, initially with six nonstop flights per week to Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport.

The route will be operated by a three class Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft equipped with eight luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 lie-flat seats in Business Class, and generous space for 304 passengers in Economy Class, along with gourmet cuisine in all classes.

Emirates now operates services to 134 destinations in 76 countries from Dubai. Earlier this year Emirates launched services to Warsaw and Algiers, followed by Haneda, Japan in June.

Emirates has announced plans to launch services to Stockholm starting September 4, to Clark International Airport in the Philippines and the trans-Atlantic Milan-New York (JFK) route on October 1; Conakry on October 27, Sialkot on November 5 and Kiev on January 16, 2014.

Taipei Flight Schedule – from February 10, 2014

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