Emirates Airline News
Emirates launches A380 service to Moscow
Emirates will launch the first ever scheduled A380 service to Moscow from 1st December. The airline’s 517-seat version of the A380 will replace the Boeing 777-300ER on EK flight 131/132, one of its two daily flights to the Russian capital.
Emirates Tours rolls out online photo competition
Emirates Tours has launched a photo competition in conjunction with camera manufacturer Nikon, offering entrants the chance to win a luxury holiday for two to Oman and a host of other prizes.
Emirates A380 lands at Gatwick
To celebrate 25 years of service to the UK, Emirates landed its flagship A380 aircraft at Gatwick Airport yesterday, marking the first scheduled A380 landing in the airport’s history.
Emirates plans three new destinations
Emirates is embarking on a major expansion of its route network with three additional destinations to be launched in the next six months, on top of the 12 new routes already being rolled out in 2012. Services to Australia, Poland and France will be added in coming months.
Emirates and JetBlue launch joint frequent flyer partnership
Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, and JetBlue Airways, New York’s Hometown Airline™, have announced the launch of a joint frequent flyer partnership.
Emirates launches Visit Visa Promotion
Customers who utilise Emirates’ popular Visit Visa product will get an added bonus in July thanks to the airline’s Visit Visa Promotion. Two winners each day will receive 25,000 Skywards miles and one person will win two free Business Class tickets to their home country, each week.
Emirates AirLine opens to public
The Emirates AirLine – a cable car spanning the River Thames in London - has opened to the public. The £60 million venture, which will be sponsored by Emirates for the next decade, links the O2 Arena in Greenwich on the south bank of the river with the ExCel exhibition centre at the Royal Docks on the north.
Emirates to launch passenger flights to Erbil
Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will launch a new passenger destination in Iraq this August with the commencement of flights to Erbil, its third Iraqi destination after Basra and Baghdad.
Emirates eyes Australia growth with Qantas
Emirates Airline boss has confirmed the Middle Eastern airline is examining a commercial arrangement with Qantas as it looks to grow its business in Australia.
Emirates launches daily Ho Chi Minh City service
Emirates has confirmed it will further expand its global network with the start of a non-stop, daily service between Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. With the start of flights to Vietnam, the airline’s eighth route launch of 2012, Emirates now operates to 13 cities in ten countries in the Far East; opening up one of the most popular tourist destinations to the airline’s six continent wide network.
Emirates enhances entertainment systems
In its on-going efforts to invest in the latest entertainment content and newest systems, Emirates has recently upgraded the hardware on its new Boeing 777 fleet to bigger, much wider, and digitally-enhanced screens for its inflight entertainment system.
Emirates continues growth in South Africa
Emirates has launched its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the Durban route, boosting passenger capacity by close to 30 percent, confirming Emirates’ continuing growth in South Africa.