Category: Emirates Airlines
Emirates 3rd Daily Service to Birmingham
Commencing on the 1st August 2015, Emirates flight EK41, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, will depart Dubai Airport at 02:35hrs and arrive in Birmingham at 07:05hrs. The outbound flight, EK42, will depart Birmingham Airport at 09:10hrs and arrive in Dubai at 19:10hrs. The additional service adds 7 more inbound flights a week to Birmingham, increasing […]
Arik Air Begins Flights into Dubai
Dubai to Welcome Arik Air Flights Arik Air is to begin flight operations into Dubai as part of its international route expansion programme. The announcement, which was made by Arik Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Arumemi Ikhide, was welcome news to numerous Nigerian travellers who ply the lucrative Lagos-Dubai route dominated over the years by […]
An Interview with Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths
Flying has changed a lot in its 100-year history, from entertainment-free and pricey flights to double-decker aircraft with wi-fi connections. And now Dubai is planning to also radically advance the entire experience before boarding the plane, from travelling to the airport to checking in luggage and passing through security and immigration. Dubai Airports CEO Paul […]
Dubai World Cup 2014
2014 Dubai World Cup With a combined prize purse of US$27.25m, Dubai World Cup day is the richest day of racing in the world. The event features 9 races, highlighted by the $10m Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline. The Dubai World Cup brings to an end the 3-month long Dubai World Cup Carnival, […]
Emirates Clark-Dubai route
The Emirates Airlines, one of the best airlines in the world, has launched its daily Dubai-Clark-Dubai flights at Clark International Airport yesterday. Clark International Airport Corporation President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano said that Emirates aircraft Boeing 777-ER arrived at 4 p.m. with 428 passengers in their inaugural flight. Luciano said this is good […]
Dubai Airport Smart E-gates
Smart E-gates at Dubai Airport The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) will be installing 40 Smart e-Gates across Dubai Airport terminals to ease passenger entry and exit. The system, equipped with retinal scan using a high-accuracy camera, will eliminate the need for the eye scan and e-Gate card currently issued by the […]
Emirates A380 service to USA
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is expanding its presence in the United States by adding a second daily A380 flight to New York’s JFK International Airport. Starting 1st January, Emirates will begin offering almost 1,000 additional seats in both directions on flights between Dubai and New York on the modern A380 aircraft. The airline will replace the […]
Emirates A380 to Moscow
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy the Airbus A380 on services to Moscow Domodedovo later this year. It will operate the 517-seat aircraft on one of its two daily rotations from Dubai beginning on 1st December. Domodedovo airport’s operator, East Line Group, says the A380 will replace the Boeing 777-300ER on the route. “Since […]
Emirates Flight to Lisbon
Emirates has further extended its European reach by starting its first daily non-stop service from Dubai to Lisbon.This comes just 6 days after launching flights from Dubai to Barcelona in Spain. Emirates has become the only carrier in the Middle East operating into Portugal with a daily non-stop service, doing more than just transporting passengers […]
Gatwick Awaits Emirates A380
The world’s largest passenger jet aircraft will touch down at London Gatwick next month as Emirates brings an Airbus A380 to the airport to mark 25 years of service. The Emirates’ double decker, which carries over 500 passengers, will make history on 6th July, when it becomes the first ever A380 service to Gatwick Airport. […]
Record Month at Dubai Airport
Dubai International Airport has begun 2012 on a strong note with record monthly passenger traffic of over 4.85 million in January. Passenger traffic in January reached 4.852 million passengers, surpassing the previous record of 4,724,109 of July 2011, and a 14% increase compared to 4.254 million recorded in January 2011. The 14% upsurge is the […]