Emirates Airline News
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.
Emirates launches biometric pathway to Dubai passengers
The path will give passengers a seamless journey from specific check-in to boarding gates, improving customer flow through the airport with less document checks and less queuing.
Emirates opens new Africa routes with Airlink partnership
The deal will offer Emirates’ passengers connectivity to more than 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and more than 20 regional destinations in southern Africa.
Emirates utilises artificial intelligence to cut food waste
This World Food Day, Emirates has committed to reducing food waste by 35 per cent across its central operations in Dubai. Around one-third of all food grown in the world goes to waste and landfill.
Emirates launches new NDC capability to trade partners
Emirates has launched a suite of connectivity options for its trade partners around the world to directly access rich content and other services.
Emirates adds new European routes as rebuild continues
Budapest will re-join the network from October 21st, with Bologna, Dusseldorf and Hamburg to follow on November 1st. Lyon will be added on November 4th.
Emirates rolls-out self-check-in options in Dubai
The service is now available to customers travelling to all destinations except to the US, Canada, China, India and Hong Kong due to additional requirements from these destinations.
Emirates to relaunch flights to Casablanca next week
Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Casablanca, Morocco from September 18th. The resumption of flights takes Emirates’ African network to 14 destinations.