Emirates Airline News

Brisbane is set to become Emirates’ third Australian destination to welcome the airline’s flagship Airbus A380, with the announcement that the airline will operate the aircraft on the Dubai to Brisbane and Auckland route from October 1st 2013. → Read More

JetBlue Airways and Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier, have announced intent to expand their current partnership to include bilateral codesharing, pending FAA and DOT regulatory approval. Under the expanded agreement, JetBlue will place its “B6” airline code on all flights currently operated by Emirates between the United States and Dubai International Airport, as well as between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Milan, Italy. → Read More

JetBlue Airways (JBL) and Emirates revealed their intent to expand their current partnership to include bilateral codesharing, pending FAA and DOT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of foreign government operating authority. Under the expanded agreement, JetBlue will place its “B6” airline code on all flights currently operated by Emirates between the U.S. and Dubai International Airport, as well as between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Milan, Italy. → Read More

Dubai-based airline Emirates has revealed plans to trial a new shisha lounge on its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft. The carrier said the lounges would be available to business and first class passengers on several of superjumbos from next month. → Read More

Kevin Griffiths, senior vice president, cabin crew, Emirates, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa. → Read More

The Emirates Group has today announced it 25th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth ending the year in a strong position despite continuing high fuel prices and a weak global economic environment. The financial year also ended with some very positive newly reached capacity milestones throughout the business.  → Read More

Emirates has raised its profile at the 20th edition of Arabian Travel Market, which launched earlier in Dubai. A pivotal partner of ATM since its inception, Emirates reaffirmed its commitment to the region’s foremost travel and trade show. → Read More

Regional Australia is set to benefit from increased international visitors as the Qantas-Emirates network delivers on its promise to boost inbound tourism. Outside the city gateways, regional centres such as Cairns, Coffs Harbour and Hobart are showing positive initial signs as new destinations on the Emirates network. → Read More

Emirates has always been synonymous with personalised service – be it onboard or on the ground, With the new ‘Inspire Me’ feature on the Emirates website, www.emirates.com, passengers are able to bring this personalised service to their travel planning. → Read More

Expanding its presence in Scandinavia, Emirates has announced that it will begin operating a daily flight to Stockholm, Sweden from 4th September 2013. Consistently voted in the world’s top ten places to live and work, Stockholm is famous for offering visitors a vibrant and diverse cityscape. With strong bilateral trade links already in place, trade between the UAE and Sweden reached more than US$ 896 million in 2012, an increase of 4.3 percent from 2011. → Read More

Gary Chapman, director group services, Emirates, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi. → Read More