Emirates Introduces “Change Your Booking” Online

Emirates offers passengers the option to take their travel into their own hands, online

Emirates airline offers enhanced website functionality to passengers who prefer to manage their own travel plans. Whether it is changing the time or date of travel, adding flights, or upgrading to Emirates First Class or Business Class, www.emirates.com gives passengers the freedom to change their bookings online. Read more

Emirates Airline starts Three-day Sale

 Dubai-based Emirates airline has announced a three-day sale, offering customers discounts of up to 30 per cent to select top destinations across its network.

The airline intends to maximise available seats on its flights to these destinations and is hoping that more travelers will chose Emirates for their trips.“With less money spent on their flight, our passengers will have more to spend on the ground, perfect for an impromptu trip away,” said Khalid Bel Jaflah, Emirates Vice-President Commercial Sales UAE. Read more

Emirates announces 3rd daily flight to Milan, Italy

 Emirates airline is driving forward its operations in Europe by announcing a third daily flight to Milan from 1st June, taking to 49 the number of weekly flights offered to Italy.

EK 101 will leave Dubai at 0340hrs and arrive in Milan Malpensa at 0825hrs, ready for business in the city considered the engine room of Italy’s economy and home to the nation’s stock exchange. Read more

Emirates cancels flights to London Heathrow

 Following a directive by airport authorities, a reduced operating schedule will be in place at London Heathrow on February 5, 2012 due to expected adverse weather conditions. Emirates airline flights EK29 and EK05 – scheduled to depart Dubai at 09:40 and 16:30 respectively – and the return flights EK30 and EK06, due to depart London Heathrow at 16:35 and 22:00 on the same day, have been cancelled.

Emirates said on its website, it apologises for any inconvenience caused and will book passengers on alternative flights where possible. Passengers due to travel to or from LHR are advised to check the status of their flight using the Emirates airline website (www.emirates.com) , before departing for the airport.

Emirates airline adds fifth US gateway

 Emirates airline, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, launched its new service from Dallas/Fort Worth to Dubai today. It is the fifth gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the fourth new route to join the airline’s international network in 2012.

Emirates airline will serve Dallas/Fort Worth daily with a Boeing 777 aircraft offering the highest standards of passenger comfort, including private suites in First Class, lie-flat beds in Business Class and generously-sized Economy Class seats. EK221 leaves Dubai daily at 0245hrs, arriving at Dallas/Fort Worth at 0905hrs. The return sector, EK222, leaves Dallas/Fort Worth at 1150hrs, arriving at Dubai International Airport at 1220hrs the following day. Read more

DubaiSat-2 complets crucial stage in design phase

• Final development model is put through its paces with heat, shock and vibration tests
• Project demonstrates His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s commitment to developing a knowledge base among UAE youth, says Al Mansoori

Engineers from the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) announced that the DubaiSat-2 project has completed a crucial stage in the design phase, with the qualification model (QM) passing a series of rigorous tests.

The Qualification Model is the third and final design model, and represents the last test of all components on DubaiSat-2, the UAE’s second remote sensing satellite which is due to be launched into orbit by the end of 2012. The model is very close to the final satellite, but has been made with less space worthy components. Read more

Emirates Enhances its Chauffeur-drive Service in Dubai

Emirates airline has introduced a new fleet of 46 Mercedes E200 cars as a part of its chauffeur-drive service for first class passengers, to and from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International airport.

“Emirates’ complimentary chauffeur-drive service is one of the many ways we extend our exceptional service in the air, to the ground,” said Mohammed H. Mattar, divisional senior vice president, Emirates Airport Services. “With the update of our fleet to luxury cars, we endeavour to not only provide convenience and ease of transfer but also a relaxing, stress-free way for our First Class customers to begin or end their journey.” Read more

RAK Airways starts long-haul flights

RAK Airways, a national carrier of the UAE, has marked the introduction of long-haul flights with the introduction of a 12th route to Bangkok, Thailand. Effective June 1st 2012 RAK Airways will offer four non-stop flights a week to Bangkok.

RAK Airways CEO Omar Jahameh said, “With the introduction of our first long- haul route to Bangkok, RAK Airways has cemented its unique market position between the well-established full service carriers and the low-cost carriers. Our value offering and route network is now markedly different to other carriers in the region; as one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations we are confident our Bangkok route will be extremely successful.”

The UAE leads the region in terms of number of visitors to Thailand ahead of the rest of the GCC. According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand 110,000 tourists from the emirates visited the country in 2011 spending a total of approximately AED6.7 million. Read more

Air Arabia registers six per cent growth in annual passenger numbers

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced that it carried some 4.7 million passengers in 2011, a six per cent growth compared to the previous year. Read more

Dubai International passenger traffic nears 51 million in 2011

Dubai International Airport posted a record year for passenger traffic in 2011, with volumes hitting 50.98 million, up +8% on 2010. Aircraft movements climbed by +6.2% to 326,317.

During 2011, 28 new passenger destinations were added while 17 were discontinued, boosting the number of routes served by Dubai International to 215 compared to 204 one year ago. Read more

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