Emirates

Emirates celebrates 10,000th Cabin Crew graduate
September 30th was a momentous day at the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai as the 10,000th cabin crew graduated from the international airline’s intensive training course.

Emirates offers complimentary stays at Atlantis
Emirates Airline has unveiled an exciting new offer in partnership with the fabulous Atlantis, the flagship resort and water park recently opened on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. Passengers flying Emirates Airline’s First Class or Business Class to or via Dubai over the coming months will receive a complimentary stay in this magical hotel and enjoy its incredible world of aquatic wonders.

Emirates Holidays counts down to California
Emirates Holidays is offering a range of tailored-made packages to California, with just a month to go before Emirates Airline launches its non-stop flights from Dubai to the West Cost. John Felix, Senior Vice President of Emirates Holidays said: “To coincide with the launch of Emirates’ first non-stop flights to Los Angeles on October 26, and San Francisco on December 15, Emirates Holidays is offering unique holiday packages to these must-see destinations.”

Emirates scores in Asia Pacific
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has added another set of highly coveted accolades to its impressive trophy collection, winning the ‘Best Middle East/African Airline’ award at the 2008 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards, Hong Kong, and the ‘Best First Class’ title at the Golden Wing Awards 2008, Shanghai.

Emirates scoops prestigious in-flight entertainment award
Emirates Airline continues to be recognised for its excellence in passenger in-flight entertainment, with the recent acquisition of four international accolades from the World Airline Entertainment Association’s (WAEA) Avion Awards at an event hosted in California, U.S.A.

Emirates announces seasonal flight offers
Emirates Airline has announced a number of flight deals to a range of destinations, enabling passengers to travel for less over the coming weeks. The offers include destinations like New York, London, Paris, Delhi and Manila, with prices starting at just AED 1,490 return.

Emirates flights - Just a click away
Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of Emirates, has recently introduced a new update to its programme that offers members the ease of using their Skywards Miles to upgrade eligible Emirates flights online with just a few clicks. When accessed at Emirates.com, members can now benefit from the convenience of 24 hour access and a choice of nine different languages to complete their upgrade.

Emirates rolls out special services during Ramadan
Emirates Airline is providing a special Iftar service to its Muslim customers during the month of Ramadan, to help travellers break their fast during their journey. Onboard Emirates flights, customers travelling to destinations in the Middle East, Gulf and Indian subcontinent region are served a special Iftar box as sunset approaches.
Sabre and Emirates sign long term deal
The world’s leading provider of travel technology solutions Sabre Holdings has signed a 10-year agreement with EmQuest, the travel distribution division of Dubai-based Emirates.

Emirates taxiing for take-off from new terminal
With the announcement of the phased opening of Terminal Three from 14th October, the spotlight has now turned firmly on Emirates’ much-anticipated move to its dedicated new home in Dubai.

Emirates adds flights for Umrah
This month, Emirates Airline will operate 47 extra flights from Dubai to Jeddah, in a move aimed at facilitating travel for the millions of pilgrims visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Holy month of Ramadan. These additional services, starting from today until 15th October, can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa. Those wishing to travel to the kingdom for reasons others than Umrah can fly on any of Emirates’ regular, scheduled flights that operate 17 times a week from Dubai to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. These extra flights will depart Dubai at 0900hrs and 1245hrs local time, providing Umrah passengers with more flexibility, and ensuring convenient connections for pilgrims arriving from around Emirates' global network, especially from the Indian sub-continent, and the Far East.

Twin welcome for Emirates' twin delivery of Boeing 777s
Emirates Airline’s twin delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft arrived in Dubai on the 29th August, to a special welcome from twin sisters Petra and Michaela Mohylova, both of whom are cabin crew with Emirates.

Emirates offers special Dubai packages during Ramadan
Emirates’ passengers travelling to Dubai during the religious month of Ramadan can enjoy two nights accommodation from as little as US$57 a night per person.

Emirates honours UAE National Summer Trainees
Emirates has paid tribute to UAE students during its Summer Trainee graduation ceremony, reaffirming the airline’s dedication to recruiting and developing the nation’s youngsters.

Emirates airs new environmental programme
After taking delivery of its first eco-efficient Airbus A380, Emirates has now unveiled a series of new initiatives to further improve the environmental performance of its operations worldwide.