TABJ Sep 3 - Emirates is set to launch direct links to Dakar, strengthening links to West Africa.

A company spokesman said to Gulf News, “EK 797 took off this morning for the airline's 105th destination, creating the only non-stop, scheduled passenger link between Dubai and Senegal. The new route will cut current journey times to Dakar by around the equivalent of an eight hour working day, creating an easy, fast and convenient service for business and leisure travellers”.

Passengers travelling to and from Senegal will no longer have to face lengthy stop overs in order to reach their destinations and can instead have a non-stop air link with Dubai.