Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open services to the Spanish capital, Madrid, from 1 August this year.
The airline will operate daily non-stop to Madrid from Dubai.
Emirates will use Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route, configured with 12 first-class, 42 business-class and 183 economy-class seats.
Madrid will bring to 25 the number of Emirates destinations in Europe, says the carrier.
Emirates' freight division, SkyCargo, already serves the Spanish city of Zaragoza twice-weekly with Boeing 747 aircraft.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
