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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.
Emirates expands multi-aircraft docking facility in Dubai
Emirates airline has signed a multi-million pound deal with local UAE firm Excel to develop an additional multi-aircraft docking system in their Dubai engineering facility. This new operation, located in hangar E, will be in addition to the four docking systems already in place in four of Emirates eight hangars.
Emirates opens dedicated lounge at Atatürk Airport
Emirates is opening of its dedicated lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers as well as Gold members of Skywards - the airline’s frequent flyer programme, at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport (IST).
Emirates boosts service to Spain
Emirates is fast approaching the tripling of its flights to Spain, which includes the launch of a daily service to Barcelona from 3 July. The airline has been stepping up activities in Barcelona, part of the commercially and culturally rich Catalonia region.
Etihad reap Manchester rewards as sports-sponsorship continues to grow
Manchester City were not the only ones celebrating the climax of the Premier League season yesterday, with Eithad Airways also sharing in the plaudits after a £400 million sponsorship deal with the club last year. As the celebrations subside, Breaking Travel News here takes a look at some of the other momentous deals which have married the interests of sport to the travel sector.
Emirates steps up flights to Saudi
Saudi Arabia will receive a 12 percent boost in Emirates services this year, as the airline ramps up its commitment to the Kingdom. Jeddah and Riyadh will benefit from the increased services, with a total of 1722 additional seats, in each direction, per week between Emirates’ hub in Dubai and the Kingdom, up almost 12 percent from the current 15,140 seats per week.
Airbus cuts back on A380 production
Airbus is cutting back on the production of its A380 superjumbo while it looks into fixing the cracks in the wings of the Airbus A380 which have been causing concern.