Emirates says Indian expatriates will be big market for new Seattle flight

Sea-Tac's newest foreign carrier, Dubai's Emirates Airline, said today it expects Indian expatriates could provide a substantial share of the passengers on a new flight from here to Dubai. Nigel Page, Emirates senior vice president, said those expatriates were one of several reasons Emirates made Seattle its sixth U.S. destination. Emirates begins daily Boeing 777-300ER flights from Sea-Tac to its Dubai hub March 1. Many Indian-born software developers work in Seattle's high-tech sector, Page said. The Dubai connection will provide them an easier, shorter flight home. From its Dubai hub, he said, Emirates has 185 weekly flights to 10 cities … Read more »