Emirates Airline News
Emirates to relaunch Newark services in June
The resumed flight will provide global travellers with another access point to the popular New York metropolitan area, serving the large Greek-American community in the United States.
Emirates operates first fully-vaccinated flight
The Emirates Group rolled out its vaccination drive just over a month ago, with close to 26,000 United Arab Emirates-based staff having now had two doses.
Emirates to relaunch services from UK on Tuesday
Emirates will re-instate outbound passenger operations from the UK tomorrow. Initially this will include a daily flight from London Heathrow and four weekly from Manchester.
Emirates Group offers Covid-19 vaccine to employees
Emirates Group has rolled-out a Covid-19 vaccination programme for its substantial UAE-based workforce in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority.
Emirates to introduce premium economy cabin on Airbus A380
The airline received its newest A380 aircraft from Airbus’ Hamburg facility last week, while its remaining order of five A380s will also be delivered with the new cabins in 2021 and 2022.
Emirates to bring A380 to São Paulo route next month
This will be the first time that the iconic aircraft has returned to South America since the suspension of passenger flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic in March.
Emirates launches new Dubai promotion campaign
Throughout the winter, the airline will run a multi-million-dollar global campaign to promote the emirate, including advertising spots and key partnerships to provide travellers with extra value.
Emirates relaunches Dubai Connect offer to transiting passengers
Also today, the airline said it had completed an intensive programme to clear its backlog of refund requests which was caused by pandemic-related travel disruption.
Emirates launches new insurance to passengers
Emirates customers can now plan their travels as the airline unveils the latest industry-first initiative to provide expanded, multi-risk travel cover on top of its current Covid-19 cover.
Emirates boosts UK connections following quarantine move
Emirates has announced plans to operate its A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from November 27th and six times a week to Manchester from December 2nd.
Emirates offers new South Africa connections following FlySafari deal
The duo plan to offer single-ticket travel through Emirates’ gateways in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban to domestic points such as Port Elizabeth, East London and George.
Emirates Group slumps to US$3.8bn six-month loss
Emirates Group has announced a net loss of AED14.1 billion (US$ 3.8 billion) for the first six months of financial year, down from a profit of AED862 million (US$ 235 million) for the same period last year.