Where do you guys think the upcoming new routes for Emirates are?

Do you see the routes opening up to Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto, Los Angles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Houstan, Dallas, Atlanta, Rio, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Cancun to name a few.

I though you were talking about The Emirates Road/Highway there for a second :) HaHa

I expect Emirates Airlines to reach all those destinations and more

Hi guys it's me again

How fast is the Emirates fleet expensding? Anyone has numbers? With the growth being so rapid, how and where are the crew for this airline coming from?

Where do you guys think the upcoming new routes for Emirates are?

Do you see the routes opening up to Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto, Los Angles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Houstan, Dallas, Atlanta, Rio, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Cancun to name a few.

Yes, but whats the expectations short term? Any news about upcoming new routes?

emirates is expanding their fleet all the time. they have this new a340-500. OMG; what an aircraft, especially first class. visit www.emirates.com for more details. it can go to australia non-stop (16 hours)

emirates is also the airline that ordered the airbus a380 (you know: the big one). visit http://www.airbus.com/dynamic/product/index_h.asp

i also know that emirates airlines has the youngest fleet of them all!

I prefer Boeing to Airbus

Anyone knows if Airbus has any plans of opening an assembly plant in Dubai? That would be awesome.

Hi guys it's me again

How fast is the Emirates fleet expensding? Anyone has numbers? With the growth being so rapid, how and where are the crew for this airline coming from?

Hello
Emirates will start direct flights to San Francisco on 1st Jan 2005 pending US govt approval (likely to go ahead). The airline is planning on receiving one new aircraft per month until 2009, bringing the fleet up to 100 from the current 50 or so.
On the same day, flights to the Seychelles will start as well.
Second daily flight to Sydney later this year

Other potential routes are:
Rio de Janeiro to tap into the south american market
Toronto/Vancouver - high South Asian market
Dublin
Chicago
new eastern EU countries

confirmed american routes are:

chicago, houston, washington, toronto,... don't know when they will start (jan 2005?)

there are some more! have to ask my dad!

Hello
Emirates will start direct flights to San Francisco on 1st Jan 2005 pending US govt approval (likely to go ahead). The airline is planning on receiving one new aircraft per month until 2009, bringing the fleet up to 100 from the current 50 or so.
On the same day, flights to the Seychelles will start as well.
Second daily flight to Sydney later this year

Other potential routes are:
Rio de Janeiro to tap into the south american market
Toronto/Vancouver - high South Asian market
Dublin
Chicago
new eastern EU countries

San Francisco? That's Awsome... Toronto... Where did you get that info. Is there anyway to confirm?

Thanks 4 the info.

confirmed american routes are:

chicago, houston, washington, toronto,... don't know when they will start (jan 2005?)

there are some more! have to ask my dad!

Thanks Dubai Lover...

Whre does your dad get his information from? What can you confirm? Any details?

Thanks

hmm wanted to work for emirates
if I had been given the job I would know
more flights to sydney and other australian cites always good

Emirates are pretty desperate to fly to LA, but they cant get traffic rights there, they have been trying for nearly 2 years now without success, there have been rumers though of doing this flight via brisbane, as Brisbane- LA rights are available.

really seems like the long way around !

hmm wanted to work for emirates
if I had been given the job I would know
more flights to sydney and other australian cites always good

yeah, and the flights are non-stop!

trances, where did the aircraft have to fuel up on your flights to sydney? hong kong?

yeah, and the flights are non-stop!

trances, where did the aircraft have to fuel up on your flights to sydney? hong kong?

probably singapore

Where do you guys think the upcoming new routes for Emirates are?

Do you see the routes opening up to Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto, Los Angles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Houstan, Dallas, Atlanta, Rio, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Cancun to name a few.


i dont think that that Hungary or Bulgaria will be included soon

routes that have been launched this year:

january: lagos / accra
april: shanghai / glasgow
may: vienna
june: nyc / christchurch

still to come:
washington (confirmed)
toronto or chicago
san francisco or los angeles

the whole network you'll find on www.emirates.com / traveller information / plan your travel / where we fly / route map

I wonder why the delay in the Los Angeles Route...

If San Francisco, is a go ahead, what the problem.

I think the important routes Emirates should cater starting from next year, are TORONTO, DUBLIN, WASHINGTON D.C., MADRID and CHICAGO.

I wonder why the delay in the Los Angeles Route...

If San Francisco, is a go ahead, what the problem.

Air traffic agreements are a lot more complicated than asking politely "may I fly to your airport please" ;) this is especially true in the US, but Dubai has an openskies policy where any airline can fly into the airport (apart from low cost carriers apparently)

I wonder why the delay in the Los Angeles Route...

If San Francisco, is a go ahead, what the problem.

I think the important routes Emirates should cater starting from next year, are TORONTO, DUBLIN, WASHINGTON D.C., MADRID and CHICAGO.

yet they don't have any connection to spain, so madrid or barcelona would be considerable! also no connection to scandinavia!

the whole eastern part of the world has good connections to dubai!

yet they don't have any connection to spain, so madrid or barcelona would be considerable! also no connection to scandinavia!

the whole eastern part of the world has good connections to dubai!

I'm really surprised about there not being any Scandinavian connections, I mean thats a pretty huge market for Dubai tourism or even transit connections to the Far East

I am suprised that with the open sky policy that more airline dont start using dubai as a hub

Trances

Like you said.

Where's Qantas? American Airlines, Delta, Continental, Air Canada, Air New Zealand? Sabena Air-Spain.

It's true how come we have no connection with Scandenavia, Spain, Eastern Europe, Canada?

Trances

Like you said.

[QUOTE]Where's Qantas?
American Airlines, Delta, Continental, Air Canada, Air New Zealand? Sabena Air-Spain.

It's true how come we have no connection with Scandenavia, Spain, Eastern Europe, Canada?

I think most of the above airlines know of the open skies policy but they must have their reasons.

Qantas wont ever launch routes to Dubai because their competitor EK can fly to a lot more destinations in Oz from here, better service and non-stop flights. If you look at the other airlines you asked you can probs come up with reasons too

but still access and alternate routes flyiers
But I guess right

they should put one for detroit since that city is full of arabs.

It's true, there's probably more Arabs in Detroit than there are in Dubai.

american airlines do have co-shared flights to dubai through there one world aliance, BA to london and Cathay Pacific to bombay, bankok and hong kong, the government did try to get Virgin to fly to dubai, but they declined, its supposed to be reviewed after the palm resorts open though.

Delta also. If I well remember they were to start flights to Dubai but 9/11 happened and plans were cancelled.

However they still share codes and have agents here.

Any news about the San Francisco route? Is that confirmed?

Any news about the San Francisco route? Is that confirmed?

Reread the thread

Emirates to upgrade services to Mauritius

Gulf News

Dubai: Emirates airline is introducing First Class service on its four weekly flights from Dubai to Mauritius, the Indian Ocean's "paradise island."

The three-class Boeing 777-200 will replace the two-class A330-200 aircraft used on the Dubai-Mauritius route since the services were started two years ago.

Emirates operates under a code-sharing agreement with Air Mauritius.

The agreement allows Air Mauritius to sell a block of seats on the four Emirates flights.

Nabil Sultan, vice president of commercial operations for West Asia and the Indian Ocean, revealed that the airline has flown almost 60,000 passengers from the UAE and GCC countries to Mauritius in the two years since the flights began.

"When Mauritius joined the Emirates network, we embarked on a long-term campaign to promote the island's attractions, especially among the 14 Middle East cities of our 77-strong network," he added.

This campaign will be further supported by a joint initiative with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority involving a series of travel trade road shows to be held shortly, in key Middle East markets.

Emirates Holidays also promotes Mauritius through its 22 offices in the Middle East.

Buenos Aires
Tokyo
Kinshasa

Buenos Aires
Tokyo
Kinshasa

what about these. would you like to have these connections?

what about these. would you like to have these connections?

I think he meant those are the routes that are planning to be launched. I have heard a lot of rumours about EK going to South America

I think he meant those are the routes that are planning to be launched. I have heard a lot of rumours about EK going to South America


i've also heard about south american destinations, but buenos aires?

today it was announce that emirates will fly to the seychelles from jan 2005

Emirates to start flying to the Seychelles from January 2005
Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, today announced that it will fly to the picturesque islands of the Seychelles from 2nd January 2005.

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The world's fastest-growing intercontinental airline will initially launch three non-stop flights a week to the Seychelles.

The new service will further boost connections between the Seychelles, the most coveted islands of the Indian Ocean and Dubai, the world's fastest-growing commercial hub.

Operating out of the ultra-modern Dubai International Airport, outbound flight EK705 will depart every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:10 am and arrive in the Seychelles the same morning at 6:45 am. Return flight EK 706 will operate on the same days, taking off from the Seychelles at 8:00 am and arriving in Dubai at 12:30 pm.

The A330-200 aircraft which Emirates will use on this new route carries 54 Business class and 183 Economy class passengers as well as 15 tonnes of cargo.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Group said: 'We are delighted to offer yet another exciting destination to our customers. The new Emirates service will offer excellent connections for travellers from the Middle East, Europe and the Indian Sub-Continent to the Seychelles.'

Sheikh Ahmed added: 'I am confident that the Seychelles will benefit from the increased inbound tourism and trade, as well as from Emirates direct investment in the country's economy through its new offices in the airport and city centre, and the new jobs they will create.'

Sheikh Ahmed also noted that the Seychelles is an increasingly popular destination for leisure tourists from the Middle East and Europe, facilitated by the government's decision to allow visa-free entry for all nationalities.

The Seychelles comprises more than one hundred beautiful coral islands and offers a multitude of options for outdoor and water sport activities, as well as rejuvenating spas. It is the tropical island that fulfills every visitor's dreams.

Through Emirates SkyCargo, the new services are poised to help the Seychelles' exporters of fresh and frozen seafood to send their products to Middle East markets and points beyond, and to support the local tourist industry's needs for perishables and high end goods.

Emirates Holidays will strongly market the Seychelles through its affordable and high-value 'World of Choice' holiday packages for all types of travellers including families, honeymooners and up-market travellers.

Emirates Holidays highlights the best of the Seychelles, including its dazzling blue ocean, white sand beaches and world class resorts. It also features several hotels in the Seychelles options menu, ranging from moderately priced accommodation for the budget traveller to ultra sophisticated resorts for the luxury-orientated set.

Emirates flies to 77 cities in 54 countries with one of the youngest fleets in the skies. Emirates' new services introduced in the first six months of 2004 include: Lagos, Accra, Budapest (cargo-only), Glasgow, Vienna, Christchurch, Shanghai and New York.

Where do you guys think the upcoming new routes for Emirates are?

Do you see the routes opening up to Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Toronto, Los Angles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Houstan, Dallas, Atlanta, Rio, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Cancun to name a few.

Why would Emirates fly to Atlanta, Cancun, Dallas, or Miami?

Why would Emirates fly to Atlanta, Cancun, Dallas, or Miami?

I doubt Emirates would fly to Houston, Amsterdam, Dallas and Romania either

I doubt Emirates would fly to Houston, Amsterdam, Dallas and Romania either


well, there are serious plans for houston or dallas!! houston more likely!

well, there are serious plans for houston or dallas!! houston more likely!

Yeah but why?

The Houston route is currently codeshare with Continental to London and then connect to Dubai with Emirates.

what about these. would you like to have these connections?
Tokyo and Buesnos Aires only, Kinshasa is the most dangerous city in Africa.

Buenos Aires??? Nah, don't think so. Sao Paulo, the world's largest Arab city outside the Middle East and business capital of Latin America, is a far more likely destination.

I also heard that they also want to fly from Auckland or Brsibane to Los Angeles. Qantas must be fuming!

Yeah but why?

You think Halliburton have no business ventures in U.A.E.? :runaway:

I have no doubt that by 2007. Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angles, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, Washington D.C., Madrid, Cancun, Montreal, Vancouver, Budapest, San Diego, ...BRAZIL..... ROMANIA, POLAND...

Why Atlanta? It's the capital of the USA's south east, a huge succesful city, Chicago, great, beautiful and very important city. Toronto, tons, or Arabs live in Toronto, Toronto, is a great vacation spot, a city full or entertainment and natural wonders, also very safe. Los Angeles, due to it's importance...capital of the WEST. Dallas a very beautiful city. Miami & Cancun, major party capitals, beautiful people, beaches, unmatched night-life. Just some examples...

I have no doubt that by 2007. Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angles, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, Washington D.C., Madrid, Cancun, Montreal, Vancouver, Budapest, San Diego, ...BRAZIL..... ROMANIA, POLAND...

Why Atlanta? It's the capital of the USA's south east, a huge succesful city, Chicago, great, beautiful and very important city. Toronto, tons, or Arabs live in Toronto, Toronto, is a great vacation spot, a city full or entertainment and natural wonders, also very safe. Los Angeles, due to it's importance...capital of the WEST. Dallas a very beautiful city. Miami & Cancun, major party capitals, beautiful people, beaches, unmatched night-life. Just some examples...

If there isn't a market for a route then all those things are irrelevant

If there isn't a market for a route then all those things are irrelevant

Juiced, thanks for you input, but TRUST ME, there is and will be a market for these important routes, only time will tell, but I will be proven right.

I can't imagine there being a market for Cancun from Dubai! Toronto, LA, San Francisco, Atlanta, OK, but Cancun???!!! I really don't think Arabs would want to fly half-way round the world when they have Mauritius, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Zanzibar etc on their doorstep. Resorts like Cancun, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Montego Bay etc would only work with fifth-freedom rights from say Paris, London or Frankfurt.

Buenos Aires??? Nah, don't think so. Sao Paulo, the world's largest Arab city outside the Middle East and business capital of Latin America, is a far more likely destination.

I also heard that they also want to fly from Auckland or Brsibane to Los Angeles. Qantas must be fuming!

I don't think Sao Paulo has the world's largest Arab population outside the Middle East. In the world, Paris probably has the largest Arab population outside the ME. In the western hemisphere, I think Detroit has a very large Arab population. Maybe, Sao Paulo has a larger Arab population, but I would like to see some proof. Do you have any source?

I have heard that Emirates is looking at Toronto, Chicago, LA and Houston for its next round of expansion. If you don't understand why their looking at Houston, just look at the corporate headquarters for about any company involved in the Petrochemical industry. They are almost all located in Houston. These people need a quick way to get to their customers in the Gulf and Emirates nonstop would definitely work a few times a week.

I have heard that Emirates is looking at Toronto, Chicago, LA and Houston for its next round of expansion. If you don't understand why their looking at Houston, just look at the corporate headquarters for about any company involved in the Petrochemical industry. They are almost all located in Houston. These people need a quick way to get to their customers in the Gulf and Emirates nonstop would definitely work a few times a week.

Toronto, Chicago, LA and Houston, Whats your source? Honestly, where did you hear this?

Toronto, Chicago, LA and Houston, Whats your source? Honestly, where did you hear this?

It was probably someone on Airliners.net who had some reliable info. It has been filed away in my memory until now. Take it for what its worth. :)

Hey !! This is my first post on this site, actually am more into Airlines than Skyscraper. So I decided to join after I read this thread.

Emirates airline is working on having 147 by the year 2012 serving 120 destination. Currently 61 aircraft is the fleet of emirates serving 76 destinations.

Emirates have no plans to Houston so far. Agreements were obtain to fly directly to LA, SF, Chicago - USA, Toronto & Vancouver - Canada, Rio - Brazil & Buenos Airs - Argentina.

Also by 2005 a new route to Spain is planned it would either be Madrid or Barcelona.

No news/plans about Eastern Europe so far.

Compression between airbus and Boeing would defiantly lead us to Airbus. However Boeing has leaded the way for a while with the 747 family and the 777. But Airbus seems to be the choice after the introduction 340 - 500 & the double deck 380.

7E7 from Boeing would defiantly fire up the competition. Negotiation to purchase 10 aircraft was held between Emirates & Boeing in this regards.

Hope the above information’s are useful :)

of course it is! :) welcome to the forum btw
never knew that emirates only has a fleet of 61, thought it would be around 100 or so

definitely heard that houston is proposed along with the other destinations you listed

how many a380s did they order? i think about 15 or something

Order was for 22 double-decker Airbus A-380 aircraft, with options of acquiring another 10 at a cost of around $ 7 billion. The order is part of a 58 aircraft acquisition plan valued at $ 15 billion.

As part of the order, the airline has signed a letter of intent with both Boeing Aeroplane Company and Airbus Industrie for acquiring 36 aircraft from both the manufacturers valued at more than $ 7 billion. Among the aircraft that the airline signed a letter of intent for include 25 Boeing 777-200 aircraft and eight Airbus A 330-600 aircraft.

More on this link http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/2001/11/05/stories/1405043l.htm

@ua_emirates, welcome to Skyscraper City. :cheers: We do have a pretty good aviation forum and its good to get some clarity on Emirates plans.

Its amazing how many people from the Persian Gulf countries have joined SSC in the last 6 months or so.

P.S.: For those of you Muslims, just pretend that the "smiley" is drinking a Coca-Cola.

P.S.: For those of you Muslims, just pretend that the "smiley" is drinking a Coca-Cola.

OK!

From what I have seen, Pepsi is more popular

P.S.: For those of you Muslims, just pretend that the "smiley" is drinking a Coca-Cola.[/QUOTE]

lol

@ua_emirates, welcome to Skyscraper City. :cheers: We do have a pretty good aviation forum and its good to get some clarity on Emirates plans.

Its amazing how many people from the Persian Gulf countries have joined SSC in the last 6 months or so.

P.S.: For those of you Muslims, just pretend that the "smiley" is drinking a Coca-Cola.

Regarding the Coca-Cola, I just thought it would be good on a world-wide website to respect the religious mandates of others. :)

Emirates to open second daily Paris-Dubai link in 2006

PARIS - Dubai’s Emirates airline has been given the go-ahead by the French government to operate a second daily flight between Paris and Dubai starting from March 2006, the carrier announced yesterday.


Jean-Luc Grillet, the airline’s director-general for France and the Benelux countries, told a press conference that Emirates had received approval for five additional slots per week from March 2005, and two others from March 2006.

The new flights will allow Emirates airline to increase its capacity on the Paris-Dubai link by 30 per cent from March 2005, and by an additional 10 percent from March 2006, Grillet said.

The airline’s current daily Paris-Dubai line, which is 72 per cent booked on average, is the second-most profitable service after its Dubai-London link. Sales on the Paris-Dubai connection have increased 24 per cent since January.

To be announced soon (rumours that the news will come out this Friday -
5 new schedules for the United Kingdom & Ireland.

Birmingham to go double-daily
Edinburgh flights to commence Summer 2005 (this on top of the Glasgow flights launched earlier this year
Manchester will get thrice-daily flights from Summer 2005
Dublin flights will commence next summer
Sydney to go DOUBLE-DAILY, with the 2nd flight having a Colombo or Singapore stopover.

All of this on top of the existing UK scheds which are as follows:

London Heathrow 4x daily
London Gatwick 3x daily
Birmingham 1x daily
Manchester 2x daily
Other routes being looked into:
Guandong and Beijing in China,
Newcastle,UK - should be popular with the large Asian population there and Northerners (from England) that live here

To be announced soon (rumours that the news will come out this Friday -
5 new schedules for the United Kingdom & Ireland.

Birmingham to go double-daily
Edinburgh flights to commence Summer 2005 (this on top of the Glasgow flights launched earlier this year
Manchester will get thrice-daily flights from Summer 2005
Dublin flights will commence next summer
Sydney to go DOUBLE-DAILY, with the 2nd flight having a Colombo or Singapore stopover.

All of this on top of the existing UK scheds which are as follows:

London Heathrow 4x daily
London Gatwick 3x daily
Birmingham 1x daily
Manchester 2x daily
Other routes being looked into:
Guandong and Beijing in China,
Newcastle,UK - should be popular with the large Asian population there and Northerners (from England) that live here

Its about time they got their act together and launched more cities. Emirates had me worried for a while there!

Its really is great to hear that Eire will finally be a part of the Emirates network. Seeing as how all the higher ups at Emirates and at the Duty Free hail fomr the Republic, I always found it odd that there were no flights to the Emerald Isle.

Its really good, cos now Emirates can cash in on all the trans Atlantic passengers that transit in Eire on their way to Europ or Asia or the Far East even!

-Face81
:jippo:

Its about time they got their act together and launched more cities. Emirates had me worried for a while there!

Emirates has launched 6 routes in 2004 alone

Its really good, cos now Emirates can cash in on all the trans Atlantic passengers that transit in Eire on their way to Europe or Asia or the Far East even!

The route will certainly help Irish tourists to Dubai or those transiting to the Far East and Australia but I don't think the main reason was to capture trans-Atlantic passengers (if any). Aer Lingus (national airline of Ireland) does not have connections attractive enough to get pax from North America to Europe so most trans-Atlantic connections are done through Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam. While at the same time, EK has got its own New York service and soon maybe SFO or LAX so it won't really need to capture the market you mentioned above

Emirates has launched 6 routes in 2004 alone



The route will certainly help Irish tourists to Dubai or those transiting to the Far East and Australia but I don't think the main reason was to capture trans-Atlantic passengers (if any). Aer Lingus (national airline of Ireland) does not have connections attractive enough to get pax from North America to Europe so most trans-Atlantic connections are done through Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam. While at the same time, EK has got its own New York service and soon maybe SFO or LAX so it won't really need to capture the market you mentioned above

Hmmmmmmm.........fair point! But EK will only be flying to a couple of cities in America......prolly LAX or SFO are likely candidates as u rightly pointed out, but wot about all the other american cities that are linked to Ireland? There would be a much bigger market for Emirates there. And why not? They are trying to become one of the largest airlines in the world, so I say capture as many markets as poss! :D Divide and conquer! hehe

Aer Lingus wouldnt stand a chance against the superior service on Emirates.........hmmmm........bit confusing here.....which airline should I really be backing? :dunno: ouch....head is hurting trying to sort that one out.......better best forget it! lol

-Face81
:jippo:

Aer Lingus wouldnt stand a chance against the superior service on Emirates.........hmmmm........bit confusing here.....which airline should I really be backing? :dunno: ouch....head is hurting trying to sort that one out.......better best forget it! lol
-Face81
:jippo:

I didn't know you considered yourself irish?

We have to always remember that no flights without business, in another word no new destinations without passengers goings there, at least 60% of the aircraft should be accupied with passengers before opening a new rout

I didn't know you considered yourself irish?


Officialy 25% Irish here!!! :D

-Face81
:jippo:

what's the other 75. arabic? :D

Rest being 25% English, 25% Pakistani and 25% Indian.

Hope face didn't mind me answering for him, its only because I knew it already!

four different nationality, I wonder how he looks like :naughty:

four different nationality, I wonder how he looks like :naughty:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130137&page=3&pp=25

He looks bit like lebanes people, but more like a unique

Rest being 25% English, 25% Pakistani and 25% Indian.

Hope face didn't mind me answering for him, its only because I knew it already!

LOL....I dont mind.......very confusing indeed.....if i go back one more generation, things would just get wierd with the inclusion of Burma and a few other exotic places........still further back would drive u up the wall! hahaha

-Face81
:jippo:

He looks bit like lebanes people, but more like a unique

LOL.....Thanks for the compliment I guess......I have even being asked if I ws Japanese once, so u r not too far off. hahaha. I was once asked if I was from Singapore as well. And once I was asked if I was a local. HAHAHAHA

Anywho.....as much as i love being the celebrity on here and hogging the spotlight:D, lets get back to Emirates.......do u reckon that they will invest in Boeings 7E7?

-Face81
:jippo:

Emirates to open second daily Paris-Dubai link in 2006

PARIS - Dubai’s Emirates airline has been given the go-ahead by the French government to operate a second daily flight between Paris and Dubai starting from March 2006, the carrier announced yesterday.


Jean-Luc Grillet, the airline’s director-general for France and the Benelux countries, told a press conference that Emirates had received approval for five additional slots per week from March 2005, and two others from March 2006.

The new flights will allow Emirates airline to increase its capacity on the Paris-Dubai link by 30 per cent from March 2005, and by an additional 10 percent from March 2006, Grillet said.

The airline’s current daily Paris-Dubai line, which is 72 per cent booked on average, is the second-most profitable service after its Dubai-London link. Sales on the Paris-Dubai connection have increased 24 per cent since January.

I have friends in Dubai that told me, that they've noticed a lot more French people in Dubai, especially recently... It now makes sense when I saw this article. There must be a lot of demand between Paris and Dubai, 12 flights a week is significant.

Also when speaking to my father today whom also lives in Dubai, told me, that he was told that North America's 2nd direct destination will be the TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, and that will be anounced soon. Lets see if the info he was told is accurate, I guess time will tell.

yes, toronto was one of the definite new destinations
am just waiting for the date of first flight, hopefully soon, so you can come here ;)

Cities where I would like to Emirates fly to:

-Tokyo (EK opted for Osaka instead because of available landing slots)
-Beijing (do they already fly here or is it only cargo service to Shanghai?)
-Kathmandu (guest workers)
-St Petersburg (duty free shoppers)
-Kiev (ditto)
-Minsk (ditto)
-Tashkent (ditto)
-Almaty (ditto)
-Yekaterinburg (ditto)
-Kabul (wait till the dust settles)
-Baghdad (ditto)
-Abadan (ditto)
-Alexandria (guest workers)
-Luxor (ditto, tourism)
-Kish Island (Persian/Arab resort)
-Douale (guest workers)
-Mombasa (guest workers, resort)
-Addis Ababa (guest workers)
-Cape Town (tourism)
-Durban (tourism)
-Sao Paulo (business)
-Chicago (business)
-Berlin (business)
-Budapest (business)
-Madrid (business)

Emirates boosts flights to Australia
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has announced plans to launch a second daily service between Dubai and Perth next October operating the advanced A340-500 aircraft.


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The airline will also increase its non stop Dubai-Melbourne service from six a week, to daily from 6 December 2004. This service extends onward to Christchurch in New Zealand.

With the move, Emirates will operate 28 weekly flights into New Zealand – daily into Christchurch, and thrice daily into Auckland. By October 2005, the airline will offer double daily services to Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, and daily to Brisbane.

Richard Vaughan, Emirates Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Far East and Australasia said: 'Australia and New Zealand are important markets for Emirates. Our move to increase flights is a result of strong customer demand for Emirates' passenger and cargo services, and it signals our commitment and confidence in the growth of the market.'

He added: 'For both travellers and shippers, Emirates' additional services will bring greater access and facilitate more traffic flows between Europe and the Middle East, with key Australian and New Zealand cities.'

Emirates operates a modern, all wide-bodied fleet to 77 cities in 54 countries. From its hub in Dubai, the airline currently flies daily non stop to Perth and Sydney, and daily to Brisbane and Melbourne via Singapore. The airline introduced its Dubai-Melbourne non stop service on 1 July 2004.

From Australia, Emirates' flights connect thrice daily to Auckland (from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne), and six times a week to Christchurch (from Melbourne).

Austrian Airlines to operate Vienna-Dubai daily flights

DUBAI - With boom conditions prevailing in Dubai and Vienna, the Austrian national carrier is planning to operate daily flights on Dubai-Vienna sector from next summer, says Karim El Sanadily, Regional Manager of Austrian Airlines for Arab Gulf Cooperation Council.


Re-launched in April this year after a brief halt following the Iraq war, Austrian has been operating three flights between the Austrian capital Vienna and Dubai. "With the increase in demand and sustained load factor of 75-80 per cent throughout the year, Austrian Airlines is increasing the frequency to five flights a week from next month," El Sanadily said.

The group, which has the average fleet age of 5.8 years, is operating Boeing 737-800 with 16 business class and 142 economy class seats. "Sales during the last six months far exceeded our expectations in the last six months and the Dubai venture of the airline is considered very successful as the twin cities of Vienna and Dubai experiencing tremendous boom," El Sanadily added.

The passenger traffic to Austria is a mixed bag as people travel for business, to avail of spas, medical and leisure attractions. Austrian business ventures are also increasing in the UAE. Right now there 42 Austrian companies operating in the country. In view of the good traffic flow, the Austrian has launched a Ramadan promotional fare of Dh1, 900 to any destination Europe against the shortest return fare of Dh2, 500 at normal time. Anyone can avail of this promotion provided he/she purchases the ticket on or before November 15, begins travel on or before November 30 and completes the travel by December 15 with a minimum stay of four days and a maximum of 30 days.

The increasing activity of Austrian Airlines in Dubai is drawing good demand from Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. The group is planning to introduce flights between Vienna and Abu Dhabi as well as Vienna and Bahrain by next year. It is considering possibilities of expanding its operations to Saudi Arabia.

Initially, Austrian Airlines is looking for Sales Proration Agreements (SPA) with local/national carriers such as Gulf Air and Saudi Airlines under which these airlines will carry passengers for Austrian until the airline operates its own flights.

The airlines' expansion plans also include flights to Kazakhstan, India, China and Australia etc.

Al Naboodah Travel and Tourism is the General Sale Agent for Austrian Airlines in Dubai. Kanoo Travel, one of the largest travel companies in the Middle Mast, represents the airline in Abu Dhabi.

The strategy of the Austrian to expand its operations drastically in the Eastern Europe in 2004 with the slogan of "Focus East" is producing a domino impact on the airlines business, according to El Sanadily. This has resulted in remarkable traffic increase between East Europe and Dubai and vice versa.

In order to cater to the needs created by the EU expansion and to take advantage of the new opportunities the Austrian Airlines Group has made several strategic and commercial arrangements. According to Dr Josef E. Burger, Chief Commercial Officer, the airline has launched its expansion programme. In the summer schedule, the Austrian launched the broadest offensive on the geographical segment ever implemented at the Group.

It increased the frequencies to Central and Eastern Europe by 102 flights per week. With the 30 extra frequencies to the Western Europe and 26 new frequencies on its long haul programme are factored in, in fact, the group launched 158 additional weekly flights in total.

"Our offensive programme, Focus East, is a specialisation that the Group has implemented quickly and coherently in the context of the eastward expansion of the European Union. From May last we have launched our programme of daily direct flights from Bratislava to London, Paris and Brussels. With our new total of 38 destinations served, many of which make use of attractively timed connections at the beginning and end of the working day, we are building on our market leadership from and to Central and East Europe, and extending our advantage over the competition in our specialist region," Dr Burger said.

Dubai-Lover, ADELAIDE, South Australia has a new Terminal to be opened on Oct 15, 2005. Any new services planned by Emirates, or extension to New Zealand?.

view post #81

also view http://www.emirates.com/AboutEmirates/EmiratesNews/EmiratesNews.asp

this is all info we got

New Emirates routes in 2005
Emirates has announced that it will start passenger and cargo services to another four destinations in 2005, namely Seychelles, Seoul, Hamburg and Geneva. These new routes will expand the Emirates network to 81 destinations by the end of next year.

Austrian Airlines to operate Vienna-Dubai daily flights
...

AUA (Austrian Airlines) use to come daily in Dubai until last year. They had a flight going to Male in Maldives via Dubai. I fly with them any times I go to Vienna but almost all on board were tourist to/from Maldives, just a few were actually flying to/from Dubai.

However next time I think I'll give a try to Emirates. :)

06 November 2004

Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has disclosed that it will start passenger flights to another three cities in 2005, in Europe and the Far East.

When added to the airline’s new three-weekly route to the Seychelles, due to start on 2 January as announced earlier, the new routes will expand the Emirates network to 81 destinations by the end of next year. On 1 May Emirates will start operating daily flights to Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea.

Daily services to Hamburg will start on 30 October, making it the airline’s fourth gateway to Germany, presently served by five daily flights to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.

On 1 December, Geneva will become the second Swiss city with daily Emirates services, besides Zurich.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates, said: "In 2005, Emirates will continue to grow and expand to new destinations where we know there is a demand for our services. In doing so we are putting our airline within reach of an ever-growing customer base, giving them more choices and an opportunity to experience first-hand the high quality of the Emirates product that has been the foundation of our success''.

He added: “We constantly invest in advanced equipment and staff training to meet the highest passenger expectations and requirements. Our customers keep rewarding us for the high priority we give to providing them the best possible travel experience.”

Hello, Seoul!
Flying daily non-stop between Dubai and Seoul’s ultra-modern Inchon International Airport, Emirates’ new service to the South Korean megalopolis will meet increasing demand for business and leisure traffic between the two booming cities, starting on 1 May.

Emirates has selected the Airbus A340-300 in three-class configuration for the route, with a capacity of 267 passengers and 13 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo. Flight EK306 will depart Dubai International Airport daily at 09:20hrs arriving at Inchon International Airport at 22:50hrs. Return flight EK307 departs the next morning at 07:50hrs, arriving in Dubai at 12:45hrs. Flight duration will be eight and a half hours from Dubai to Seoul and nine hours 55 minutes from Seoul to Dubai.

Emirates currently has nearly 200 Korean cabin crew, and plans to hire about 20 new staff members for its town and airport offices in Korea.

Hamburg, Germany’s Maritime Metropolis
Emirates’ daily services to Hamburg, its fourth German gateway, will start on 30 October. Hamburg is the country’s second largest city and long-time centre for maritime commerce. The number of visitors from Germany to Dubai has been escalating rapidly – more than 160,000 in the first half of this year, representing an increase of 67 per cent vs the same period in 2003.

With an eye on the strengthening trade ties between Germany and Dubai, Emirates’ services will cater to the growing demand from travellers as well as shippers looking for speedy air links between the huge port of Hamburg and Dubai, the Middle East’s major trading hub.

Flights will depart daily from Dubai on an A330-200 in three-class configuration, offering 237 seats and 13 tonnes bellyhold capacity. Flight EK059 will take off from Dubai International Airport at 08:55hrs arriving at Hamburg International Airport at 12:55hrs. Return flight EK060 will depart the same day at 15:35hrs, arriving Dubai at 00:45hrs the next morning.

Emirates currently flies once daily to Düsseldorf, and twice daily to Frankfurt and Munich. The airline has over 70 German flight crew, and intends to expand its staff in Germany to operate its new town and airport offices in Hamburg.

Geneva – where the world comes together
Described sometimes as the “Capital of Peace”, Geneva is headquarters to many international organisations, including several agencies of the United Nations. On 1 December next year it will become Emirates’ second Swiss destination since Zurich services started in 1992.

Similarly to Germany, Switzerland has been contributing a rapidly growing number of visitors to Dubai – in excess of 19,000 in the first six months of this year, or 63 per cent more than during the same period of 2003.

Flights will depart daily from Dubai on an A330-200 in three-class configuration, offering 237 seat capacity and 13 tonnes. Flight EK085 will depart Dubai International Airport daily at 08:55hrs arriving at Geneva International Airport at 12:55hrs. Return flight EK086 departs the same day at 14:40hrs, arriving Dubai at 23:50hrs.

More than 40 Swiss nationals serve among Emirates’ flight crew, and the airline’s Swiss-based staff, presently 31 in Zurich, is set to grow even more with the launch of its Geneva operations.

The Seychelles islands
Emirates’ thrice-a-week flights to the Seychelles starting January 2, will offer excellent connections for travellers from the Middle East, Europe and the Indian Sub-Continent.

Particularly attractive to the high-end leisure market, the Seychelles comprise over one hundred coral islands in the Indian Ocean that offer options from outdoor and water sport activities to rejuvenating spas.

Emirates’ A330-200 aircraft on this new route will carry 237 passengers in Business and Economy classes. The aircraft also will offer Seychelles’ exporters 13 tonnes of cargo space for transporting fresh and frozen seafood products to Middle East markets and points beyond.

Flight EK705 will depart Dubai every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday at 02:10hrs and arrive in the Seychelles the same morning at 06:45hrs. Return flight EK 706 will operate on the same days, taking off from the Seychelles at 08:00hrs and arriving in Dubai at 12:30hrs.

Emirates flight crew includes four nationals of the Seychelles, and soon more will join the airline locally, to support its ground operations.

All flights times given above are local. Timings are subject to slot approval and change of schedule.

16 November 2004

Emirates, the world’s fastest-growing inter-continental airline, will launch a second daily service to and from Birmingham from next summer.

The award-winning carrier’s second daily flight will begin operating on 1st June, 2005, and will be served by a state-of-the-art 285-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Emirates’ second service from Dubai, EK037, will depart at 1545 hrs and arrive in Birmingham at 2015 hrs. Return flight, EK038, will depart at 2155 hrs arriving in Dubai at 0745 hrs the following morning - ideally timed to connect with onward flights to destinations such as Sydney, Brisbane, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Johannesburg and Nairobi.

Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said: "When we launched our Birmingham route in December 2000, we knew it would do well, and so it has, in no small way thanks to the strength of our reputation and excellence of our in-flight service.

"Our expansion continues apace as more and more people want to experience Emirates' award-winning service. Dubai is a fantastic destination for tourism or commerce located perfectly to break long journeys, with connections to many other points on the Emirates' network."

The carrier’s current daily flight, EK039, from Dubai to Birmingham offers customers a 0750hrs departure and arrives at 11:40. The return flight, EK040, departs from Birmingham at 13:20hrs and lands in Dubai 20 minutes after midnight.

The additional flight comes on top of Emirates' four services a day to Heathrow, three to Gatwick, two to Manchester and once daily to Glasgow.

Emirates offers 77 return flights per week from the UK direct to Dubai – four services a day from London Heathrow, three daily from London Gatwick, two per day from Manchester and daily services from both Birmingham and Glasgow – the only long-haul air service to operate east of Scotland.

Emirates is the world's fastest-growing intercontinental airline, one of the world's five most profitable and among the 20 largest. It is based in Dubai, one of the few cities in the world that pursues an open-skies policy, with more than 100 airlines in free and fair competition.

Since its launch in 1985, Emirates Airline has received more than 250 international awards in recognition of its efforts to provide unsurpassed levels of customer service.

No Dublin-Dubai :bash:

So far no future routes to Ireland!! Was hoping they would start Madrid or Barcelona in 2005 but seems no plans either :cry: :wallbash:

emirates plans to have well over 100 destinations and they launch new services frequently
i think it shouldn't take too long until a route to ireland will be launched
so you still have to fly via manchester, london, glasgow,... :(

What the Emirates "Big Bird" Airbus A380 could look like!!!!

http://people.zeelandnet.nl/mstrating/images/planes/a380/a3xxemi.jpg

Good to hear they are opening up to Seoul.

really
where did you get this from?

Emirates finalising plan for A380 interior fittings


Dubai: Emirates has begun finalising the interior equipment for the Airbus A380 a deal worth $1 billion awarded to Matsushita last year for its ex2 in-flight entertainment system.

The carrier also committed $80 million to the purchase of First Class suites from B/E Aerospace for its A380 fleet.

Emirates has the largest order for the A380 superjumbo to date.

At the A380 launch in Toulouse, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, said: "I am very proud that Emirates was the first airline to sign for the A380 and that today we are its largest customer, with 45 of them on order.

"I am also pleased that we are the launch customer for the A380 freighter."

The arrival of the first Emirates Airbus A380-800 in October 2006 will be a major milestone for the airline.

"For Emirates, the A380 will be the key element in our future growth. Air travel is forecast to double in the next 14 years.

"There are continued constraints on traffic rights and the availability of landing slots and therefore, large capacity aircraft will be vital to Emirates' need to meet the increasing passenger demand.

"In Dubai a new $4 billion Terminal 3 is under construction and will be completed in 2006 for the arrival of our first A380.

"Concourses 2 and 3 will have 23 gates specifically designed for the A380 for double-decker embarking and disembarking. There will also be gate lounges able to accommodate more than 500 passengers.

"Dubai's airport plans also include a cargo mega terminal able to handle A380Fs which will be three-deck freighters with a 150-tonne capacity and a range of 10,400 kilometres."

Emirates adds flights to Sydney via Bangkok
http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/53182.html

Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, will soon boost services to Sydney, Australia and Bangkok, Thailand, with additional flights.

From 29th March, Emirates will introduce an extra thrice-weekly service from Dubai to Sydney via Bangkok. Initially operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the airline will increase this to a daily service from 1st May.

On 1st May, Emirates' new Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney daily service will also be extended to Auckland in New Zealand, replacing the current Dubai-Sydney-Auckland daily service which will then terminate in Sydney. This move opens up new connections between Bangkok and Sydney, and Bangkok and Auckland.

Emirates will fly its Boeing 777-300 aircraft in three-class configuration on the Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney-Auckland route, offering 18, 42 and 320 seats in first, business and economy classes respectively, plus 23 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.

Said Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates' Executive Vice President for Commercial Operations Worldwide: 'Bangkok and Sydney are key commercial and tourism centres in their respective countries. Demand for passenger and cargo capacity into and out of these two cities has remained constantly high, and we are confident the additional capacity from our new service will be welcomed by both travellers and shippers alike.'

He added: 'With this service, shippers and travellers will have a new air connection between Bangkok and Sydney, and when the route is extended to Auckland in May, it would also open another air travel option between Thailand and New Zealand.'

The new service will increase Emirates' flights between Dubai and Bangkok from twice daily to three-a-day by May. It will also add to the airline's current daily non-stop service between Dubai and Sydney, bringing the total number of Sydney flights to twice-daily. Emirates will continue to fly to Auckland thrice daily.

EK418 will depart Dubai International Airport at 09:00hrs, arriving in Bangkok at 18:10hrs, before flying onward to Australia at 19:50hrs, to land in Sydney at 07:45hrs the next day. From 1st May, the service will extend to Auckland in New Zealand, departing Sydney at 09:15hrs and arriving in Auckland at 15:15hrs.

Return flight EK 419 will take off from Sydney at 18:45hrs, arriving in Bangkok at 01:00hrs the next morning. The flight will then depart Bangkok at 02:30hrs to arrive in Dubai at 05:35hrs on the same day. From 1st May, the return service will start in Auckland, departing 15:50hrs and arriving in Sydney at 17:15hrs.

All flight times given above are local. Timings are subject to change of schedule.

Well new flights to Sydney that makes 2 day now I Guess one via BKK and one direct
myself would prefer the stop over in BKK some where eles nice to stay. Made it harder when they cancelled that route for the direct one last year. So i am quiet glad its back !

Im not a fan of EK, Planes are not well fitted for the business traveler and as a result I travel BA to europe and Cathay to Australia .
The food leaves a lot to be desired (traveled from JHB to DXB 3 weeks ago in business and the food was terrible) and the hosties (not all Trances) were not polite and helpfull.
My personel favourites
Qanats business beds and service-top notc and cathay for outstanding service and the best on board entertainment

I'm a fan of Emirates to be honest because of it's class luxury and service.
i flew alot of other companies but they are not as good or even close to Emirates not the seats not the Food not the Service not the Name !

hmm me I guess i fly BA most of the time as its much cheaper

Emirates is ok but not great for flights to the United Kingdom service-wise, but they have one of the best departure times (8am in the morning, arrive 11am in the UK)

fan of the late night fligths that BA does
why spend my day on a plane

Someone I know recently flew the new Emirates 3am departure flight to London, they said it was good, get to arrive in London at 7am so a full day

X2 DAILY from Perth to DXB from Oct '05. Shukran EK. f%$# YOU QF!

QF ??

QF- Qantas Airways, EK is good, I like overnight flights, day ones are horrible.

Starting next month Emirates air line will have a new plane each month.

I hate british airways. how can a company expect to make money with planes which are falling apart, rude and unhelpfull staff, and the worst checkin system in the history of que's! :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

Man I love British Airways... in my opinion they are better than even Emirates... clearly you havent used other pathetic european carriers like Al'Italia and Lufthansa, otherwise you wouldnt be bitching about BA! LOL!

Belive me ive had myfair share of bad european carriers.
the worst has to be my travel. never fly it. never. they effectivly tried to kill me.

It depends on whether the trolley dolly has her period or not. One time this BA girl had a frown that would reverse global warming and when I was rude enough to ask for something she literally threw it at me like a frisbee!

i asked for some ice.
BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG mistake.

^ why do i get the feeling it wasnt pretty

Emirates doesn't fly to Amsterdam, the 9th largest airport in the world. Flew to Dubai with KLM which was okay apart from the really bad breakfast.

Emirates doesn't fly to Amsterdam, the 9th largest airport in the world...

Really, that's bizarre. Why don't they?

They do cargo flights to Amsterdam.

Thank god for that new airline Etihad :) Right away they figured out something that Emirates has yet to understand, the huge demand of the North American market. Etihad, will launch this year, it's flights to Toronto, a giagantic market. THANK GOD!

really
where did you get this from?
Airliners.net, Emirates is looking to expand more in North East Asia, like Tokyo and Beijing. Also Emirates will start a Auckland-Sydney/Brisbane-Bangkok-Dubai route. On a personal opinion, I prefer to transit at Bangkok than Singapore.

Emirates to develop dedicated lounges

Emirates airline is investing Dh50 million in developing dedicated lounges for its premium passengers at various international airports, said Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group.

The carrier opened a Dh5 million airport lounge for passengers in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. New Zealand Minister for Communications David Cunliffe performed the official honours at the inauguration event hosted by Gary Chapman, president of Dnata and Associated Companies, part of the Emirates Group, according to a report in Gulf News.

"Auckland is our second destination to have this facility, after Brisbane.

In coming months, we plan to unveil a further 10 lounges around the Emirates network," Shaikh Ahmad said.

He said Emirates Lounge is another way in which the airline can ensure its passengers enjoy the Emirates experience even before they board their flight.

The lounge at Auckland International Airport will cater to Emirates passengers in First and Business class, as well as Gold members of its Skywards frequent flyer programme.

Spread over 365 square metres, the facility is designed to first-class specifications and fittings. It is divided into three areas including a dining room, lounge area with satellite TV viewing, and a business centre with private work stations equipped with broadband and wireless LAN.

Emirates operates 28 flights a week between Dubai and New Zealand.

Flight expassion to the USA is hard its not Emirates is not trying

^ Emirates airlines flies to NYC daily.....

Emirates Announces Nz Flights Via Bangkok

Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, is to add Bangkok as a destination on flights out of New Zealand from May 1.

From that date a new Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney daily return service will be extended to Auckland.

In bringing in the new service, Emirates will have an all-Boeing 777 operation out of Auckland, with three daily flights from Auckland to Dubai. The airline will cease operating the Airbus A340-500 aircraft on the Auckland-Sydney route at that time.

Emirates will fly its Boeing 777-300 aircraft in three-class configuration on the Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney-Auckland route, offering 18, 42 and 320 seats in first, business and economy classes respectively, plus 23 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.

Said Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates' Executive Vice President for Commercial Operations Worldwide: "With this service, Emirates will be opening up another desirable travel option, as well as providing further capacity for New Zealand exports."

Flight EK 419 will take off from Auckland at 3.50pm daily, arriving in Sydney at 5.15pm (local time). It will depart from Sydney at 6.45pm, arriving in Bangkok at 1am the next morning. The flight will then depart Bangkok at 2.30am to arrive in Dubai at 5.35am (local time).

EK418 will depart Dubai International Airport at 9am, arriving in Bangkok at 6.10pm, before flying onward to Australia at 7.50pm, to land in Sydney at 7.45 the next morning. It will depart Sydney at 9.15am, arriving in Auckland at 3.15pm.

i don't understand why so many eastern destinations are added, i mean, it's good they are added, but the doors to north & south america are still closed. there just is a little slit in nyc

there is a huge market waiting. but more than opening new destinations has to be done. i'm sure it is very hard work to market the uae in america :dunno:

I would love to see EK fly to Sao Paulo via Beirut with A350's. 10 million+ Arabs in Brazil still waiting...

I would love to see EK fly to Sao Paulo via Beirut with A350's. 10 million+ Arabs in Brazil still waiting...

really? 10 million?
they have to open up the american market now

Well the New York route isn't doing as well as they had anticipated..

Well the New York route isn't doing as well as they had anticipated..

i'm sure it will improve when they open up new routes

Well the New York route isn't doing as well as they had anticipated..

I'm sorry, this is far from true, Dubai New York flights are ALWAYS FULL. This route is a huge success.

That's why very soon they will be adding to this route.

I'm sorry, this is far from true, Dubai New York flights are ALWAYS FULL. This route is a huge success.

That's why very soon they will be adding to this route.


Economy, not business. You have to consider yield, not just passenger numbers

More than half of the people on Emirates and British Airways that fly to London, are in transit to a North American destination.

- Thousands of Emiraties and UAE residence still enroll in US and Canadian universities.

- Thousands of Emiraties and UAE residence flock to the US and Canada for thier vacations.

- The number of Americans and Canadians vacationing in Dubai is significantly increasing ever year.

- Huge amount of trade being done between the UAE and the US and Canada.

- The majority of projects in Dubai, are either American or Canadian built, designed or managed. Turner international alone, manages or builds the majority of Dubai projects whether office towers, residential buildings or Malls.

- The amount of North American Brand footprint and companies in Dubai is MASSIVE, they have a majority control on the market and that naturaly creates a significant flow of expertise and businessmen between North America & Dubai; 4 example"

Microsoft, Fairmont, Hiltons, CNN, Johnny Rockets, Intel, Baskin Robbins, Mcdonals, HaGendaz, Hardees, Burger King, TGIF, Intel, Xerox, Starbuks, JW Marriot, GM, Ford, Saks 5th Avenue, GAP, Subway, The American Hospital, Pizza Hut, Second Cup, Ralph Lauren, Hyatt's, DKNY, Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock, Tiffany & Co., New York Fries, General Electric, JCPenney, Bombay, Hallmark, Hugo Boss, Miss Sixty, Polo Jeans, The Body Shop, Cinnabon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, ALDO, NINE WEST, Sheraton, A&W, La Senza, Intercontinental, Crown Plaza, Holiday Inn, Best Western, Harley Davidson, Budget, Avis, DHL, FEDEX, Chili's........................I COULD GO ON & ON...

-Tens of thousands of American expats live in Dubai, over 10,000 Canadian also work & live in Dubai...

- There are 3.5 - 4 million or more Arab Americans, in Southern Ontaro & Michigan alone there 650,000 plus Arabs.

- I'm sorry, but there is an obvious huge demand for the Dubai North American route, and anyone that argues in anyways otherwise comes from another planet.

- Emirates needs to focus quickly on this sector, Dubai - Toronto, Dubai - Los Angeles and Dubai - Chicago, and additional flights to New York needs to be addressed soon. I'm sick of transitng through London. Don't get me wrong, London is great, but why the hastle and the waste of time... Get me to my destination with speed and conveniency.

Etihad Airlines, just started barely over a year ago, look how fast they are expanding, as soon as this year, they are introducing and tapping into the need and highly important Dubai - Toronto - Dubai route! They are even offering free coach rides from to and fro Abu Dhabi....

Myself, like all Canadians in Dubai would much rather fly Emirates, but unfortunatly and you could say fortunatly, Etihad is the one that's addressing our needs!

DXB - JFK - DXB is not doing as EK expected. I've flown EK on this route 8 times during 2004 and trust me most of the time Economy class is 50 - 60 % vacant. 1st & Business are fully booked.

A friend of mine who is a 1st officer captain for the Airbus 340 told me the plan was to have a twice daily flight to NY but it was postponed due to lack of demand on this route.

In comparison All Australian routes are highly demanded & all flights are 80-90% occupied.

Just to correct some fact:

All UAE students who were studying in the US were transferred to Australian Univ. after Sept. 11.

Most of Emiraties prefer Europe, Far East and Gold Coast Australia.

Expanding to Canada would be a good idea but still revenue is involved and the majority of transatlantic flights are facing problems. North American market is not easy to penetrate.

I really hope they would start flying to Spain and Latin America soon !! :)



More than half of the people on Emirates and British Airways that fly to London, are in transit to a North American destination.

- Thousands of Emiraties and UAE residence still enroll in US and Canadian universities.

- Thousands of Emiraties and UAE residence flock to the US and Canada for thier vacations.

- The number of Americans and Canadians vacationing in Dubai is significantly increasing ever year.

- Huge amount of trade being done between the UAE and the US and Canada.

- The majority of projects in Dubai, are either American or Canadian built, designed or managed. Turner international alone, manages or builds the majority of Dubai projects whether office towers, residential buildings or Malls.

- The amount of North American Brand footprint and companies in Dubai is MASSIVE, they have a majority control on the market and that naturaly creates a significant flow of expertise and businessmen between North America & Dubai; 4 example"

Microsoft, Fairmont, Hiltons, CNN, Johnny Rockets, Intel, Baskin Robbins, Mcdonals, HaGendaz, Hardees, Burger King, TGIF, Intel, Xerox, Starbuks, JW Marriot, GM, Ford, Saks 5th Avenue, GAP, Subway, The American Hospital, Pizza Hut, Second Cup, Ralph Lauren, Hyatt's, DKNY, Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock, Tiffany & Co., New York Fries, General Electric, JCPenney, Bombay, Hallmark, Hugo Boss, Miss Sixty, Polo Jeans, The Body Shop, Cinnabon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, ALDO, NINE WEST, Sheraton, A&W, La Senza, Intercontinental, Crown Plaza, Holiday Inn, Best Western, Harley Davidson, Budget, Avis, DHL, FEDEX, Chili's........................I COULD GO ON & ON...

-Tens of thousands of American expats live in Dubai, over 10,000 Canadian also work & live in Dubai...

- There are 3.5 - 4 million or more Arab Americans, in Southern Ontaro & Michigan alone there 650,000 plus Arabs.

- I'm sorry, but there is an obvious huge demand for the Dubai North American route, and anyone that argues in anyways otherwise comes from another planet.

- Emirates needs to focus quickly on this sector, Dubai - Toronto, Dubai - Los Angeles and Dubai - Chicago, and additional flights to New York needs to be addressed soon. I'm sick of transitng through London. Don't get me wrong, London is great, but why the hastle and the waste of time... Get me to my destination with speed and conveniency.

Etihad Airlines, just started barely over a year ago, look how fast they are expanding, as soon as this year, they are introducing and tapping into the need and highly important Dubai - Toronto - Dubai route! They are even offering free coach rides from to and fro Abu Dhabi....

Myself, like all Canadians in Dubai would much rather fly Emirates, but unfortunatly and you could say fortunatly, Etihad is the one that's addressing our needs!

Someone I know recently flew the new Emirates 3am departure flight to London, they said it was good, get to arrive in London at 7am so a full day

I flew on that flight a few weeks ago, I didnt realise it was a new addition. Anyway they use their A330 aircraft for this departure time ... I was upgraded to business (due to skywards miles) and i thought this was really one of the best experiences I have ever had with Emirates. The only gripe I would have is that having flown Economy in the Emirates A330 before ... the seats are really not upto the mark ... the legroom is worse than probably most carriers in the world and the seats themselves are very uncomfortable.

I usually travel on the morning flight from Dubai to LHR so this time i tried the 3am one .. I quite liked it overall and i will probably continue to take this flight, the connections are great too at this time.

DXB - JFK - DXB is not doing as EK expected. I've flown EK on this route 8 times during 2004 and trust me most of the time Economy class is 50 - 60 % vacant. 1st & Business are fully booked.

A friend of mine who is a 1st officer captain for the Airbus 340 told me the plan was to have a twice daily flight to NY but it was postponed due to lack of demand on this route.

In comparison All Australian routes are highly demanded & all flights are 80-90% occupied.

Just to correct some fact:

All UAE students who were studying in the US were transferred to Australian Univ. after Sept. 11.

Most of Emiraties prefer Europe, Far East and Gold Coast Australia.

Expanding to Canada would be a good idea but still revenue is involved and the majority of transatlantic flights are facing problems. North American market is not easy to penetrate.

I really hope they would start flying to Spain and Latin America soon !! :)

I'm not going to get into an argument with you, what you wrote is politicaly motivated.

Unfortunatly, some of the Arab media outlets reported some of this news as facts right after 9/11, and most if not all the information turned out to be not only non factual, but complety false.

Porportionaly, North America is one of Dubai's largest Market. And it is growing dramaticaly as we speak.

Australian or European higher eduacation although great will never ever be in a 1,000 years a replacment or of stadard of American education. BUDDY THAT'S A FACT.

You can never downplay, no matter how much you try, the importance of the Dubai North American route, and the obvious potential success of it.

I also know for a fact that Dubai -New York - Dubai route is running on a 90% plus factor.

Let me get factuals on what I already now, and I will post.

The India-[DXB]-N.American market is HUUUUUUGE. No other airline can offer ONE-STOP service from JFK to over 15 Indian Sub-Continent cities, a market of 1.3 BILLION!

I'm not going to get into an argument with you, what you wrote is politicaly motivated.

Unfortunatly, some of the Arab media outlets reported some of this news as facts right after 9/11, and most if not all the information turned out to be not only non factual, but complety false.

Porportionaly, North America is one of Dubai's largest Market. And it is growing dramaticaly as we speak.

Australian or European higher eduacation although great will never ever be in a 1,000 years a replacment or of stadard of American education. BUDDY THAT'S A FACT.

You can never downplay, no matter how much you try, the importance of the Dubai North American route, and the obvious potential success of it.

I also know for a fact that Dubai -New York - Dubai route is running on a 90% plus factor.

Let me get factuals on what I already now, and I will post.


The Dubai-New York route isn't doing as well as Emirates expected, which is why other North American launches were delayed

DUDE :eek2:

I GUESS UR NOT GETTING THE POINT !!

Who mentioned education standards??? Students were transferred due to the risk involved during that period. I was transferred with another 17 students to Australia by the Ministry to Melbourne. We were in GWU in DC..

Further, who needs all hassles, un necessary procedure and registration Arabs encounters in the US Airports!!

I never under estimated the N. American market and I would love to fly direct to some other American States, but it didn’t work as they have expected.

BTW, how many times have u flown on this route??

So let's see ur FACT's :) & BUDDY take it easy no need for such tone it's a friendly discussion remember. :wave:


I'm not going to get into an argument with you, what you wrote is politicaly motivated.

Unfortunatly, some of the Arab media outlets reported some of this news as facts right after 9/11, and most if not all the information turned out to be not only non factual, but complety false.

Porportionaly, North America is one of Dubai's largest Market. And it is growing dramaticaly as we speak.

Australian or European higher eduacation although great will never ever be in a 1,000 years a replacment or of stadard of American education. BUDDY THAT'S A FACT.

You can never downplay, no matter how much you try, the importance of the Dubai North American route, and the obvious potential success of it.

I also know for a fact that Dubai -New York - Dubai route is running on a 90% plus factor.

Let me get factuals on what I already now, and I will post.

Emirates have obtained an approval to fly to Montréal 3 times a week but it was postponed coz they r looking for a daily flight and the Canadian aviation authority didn't approved their request. Further Emirates also have the right to fly to Los Angles daily and they might announce it anytime. The plan was to launch LA route in 2004 but again postponed.

Great news for Emirates! With New York on the east and LA on the west, next they will need to connect to either Houston or Miami.

Australian or European higher education although great will never ever be in a 1,000 years a replacment or of stadard of American education. BUDDY THAT'S A FACT.

Amusing :)

Personally I think the standard of American education must be piss-poor when an American asks you if we have motorways in England yet, or if people in the UAE all live in tents and use wells for water.

frankly general american education doesn't rank highly compared to european standards. Maybe the top schools and colleges that are world leaders, but your average joe american would not be attending an institute that is "superior" to the rest of the western world.

But then again... america is the "best" aint it?

Australian or European higher eduacation although great will never ever be in a 1,000 years a replacment or of stadard of American education. BUDDY THAT'S A FACT.


Interesting...

I have studied in Germany and in the USA and my experiences are totally different. Learning the names of countries, cities and rivers while coloring a world map is not something I would expect in a geography course at a university (I did that in school when I was 8 or so), but apparently that is necessary to compensate for the low level of general education after high school.

I am sure there are some very good and even exceptional universities in the USA (and also in Europe) but the average is what counts.

Anyway those are just my personal experiences, but you have stated yours is a fact. Care to prove it?

I am sure there are some very good and even exceptional universities in the USA (and also in Europe) but the average is what counts.

Absolutely agree. Also reflects what Dysan1 wrote.

Emirates to fly daily nonstop to Beijing
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, today unveiled plans to fly daily to Beijing.

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It will be its fourth destination in China, after Shanghai, Hong Kong and Dalian (cargo-only).

Emirates' new nonstop daily service between Dubai and Beijing is slated to commence on 1st February 2006, and will be operated with an Airbus 340-300 aircraft offering 267 seats in a three-class configuration, plus 13 tonnes of cargo capacity.

The new route is part of the airline's strategic growth plans for its China operations, which also include an expansion of more than 40 percent in the frequency of its services to Hong Kong - an increase to 17 flights a week before the end of this year, from the present 12.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates said: "China is the world's second largest economy and one of the fastest growing markets, and Dubai has been establishing itself as the Middle East's center for business and leisure. Emirates' expanding services to China facilitate the growing business and tourism flows between our two regions, and are mutually beneficial."

He added: "The addition of China's capital to the Emirates network is a major step for our airline. The start of our services to Beijing has been made possible thanks to the excellent cooperation of the Chinese government, and we would like to express our appreciation for its support. We look forward to continuing to work with the Chinese authorities to develop our relationship and promote stronger commerce and tourism ties between China and Dubai."

Emirates currently operates a total of 32 passenger and cargo flights a week to China. Besides the 12 services to Hong Kong, it flies daily to Shanghai, and its SkyCargo division operates dedicated freighters eight times a week to Hong Kong and five times a week to Shanghai, two of which fly on twice weekly to Dalian.

From its Dubai hub, Emirates provides speedy and convenient connections for both passenger and cargo traffic to almost 80 destinations in 54 countries. The Seychelles was the latest addition to its network, last month, and the ninth new destination for the past year, while Seoul, Hamburg and Geneva will join the airline's global network during this year.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates said: "China is the world's second largest economy...
:lol:

When will Emirates start services to Amsterdam (AMS) ?

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates, discussed the possibility of Emirates services between Dubai and Buenos Aires with HE Carlos Meyer, the Argentinean Minister of Tourism, when they met on the Emirates stand at the ITB travel fair in Berlin today.

Sheikh Ahmed told the Minister that Emirates was interested in serving Buenos Aires with the airline’s new Airbus A340-500 with a daily non-stop operation from Dubai.

Both the Minister and Sheikh Ahmed agreed there was an excellent potential for commercial and tourism traffic between the two cities. Emirates was also represented at the meeting by Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, while Minister Meyer’s delegation included Mr Jorge Lukowski, Corporate Director of Argentina Airports, and Mr G Brooks, Assistant Secretary of Tourism.

http://www.emiratesairline.com/uae/AboutEmirates/EmiratesNews/Headlines/buenosaires.asp

why do they start with daily services!!!!!
do it once a week, then expand!

:ohno:

depends on how big the market and interest in dubai is down there
do they have any experiences? NO!
to begin with daily services seems too much for me as well

True !! But I think cargo business will certainly be considered. Myself I would definitely fly this destination and start discovering Latino-America :)

There are millions of Arab & Indian backgrounds in Latin America, so I guess they would find it more convenient to stop over in Dubai. Daily flight is too much though, but we never know. GOOD LUCK EK...

why do they start with daily services!!!!!
do it once a week, then expand!

:ohno:

This is EMIRATES, normality is not the norm!

Emirates plans flights to Argentine

Mar 14, 2005

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Airline, said his carrier will soon fly to the South America.

''Emirates is interested in running non-stop daily flights on its long haul Airbus A 340-500,'' Sheikh Ahmed said during a meeting here today with Tourism Minister of Argentine Carlos Mayer.Sheikh Ahmed is here to attend the International Tourism Bourse.

They discussed the possibility of operating flights between Dubai and Buenos Aires.

Sheikh Ahmed and Mayer acknowledged that ''there are potential trade and tourism opportunities between Argentine and the UAE and the Gulf region and the proposed air link would help tap these opportunities for the best interest of the two sides.

Emirates begins Seoul flights from May 1

Dubai: Emirates airline will introduce its new Dubai-Seoul service to Korean media and travel trade partners in Seoul.

The airline’s new daily non-stop service to South Korea’s capital will start on May 1, and will support the strong demand for air links between the two cities, and boost trade and tourism ties between them, said Gaith Al Gaith, Emirates executive vice-president of worldwide commercial operations.

“ Dubai’s combination of Arabian charm and world-class infrastructure will represent an attractive new destination for Korean travellers,” Al Gaith said.

“Emirates’ new non-stop service linking Dubai and Seoul will stimulate greater business and tourism flows,” he said.

“We are [anxious] to introduce Emirates’ award-winning service to Korean travellers. Likewise, we look forward to collaborating with local organisations to promote Korea’s many attractions to travellers across Emirates’ global network.”

South Korea is among Dubai’s top ten trading partners. Non-oil trade between Dubai and Korea amounted to more than Dh4.7 billion ($1.3 billion) in 2003.

Emirates’ new daily services from Seoul will provide Korean shippers with over 90 tonnes of cargo capacity each week and speedy air connections to Dubai and beyond, company representatives said.

Buenos Aires, NO! Sao Paulo, YES! Frankly, the economics of Sao Paulo (the world's largest Arab city outside the M.East) would make it the logical choice, but then again, this is Emirates we're talking about here...

Finally the Buenos Aires route is opening up! :D

Emirates increases frequency to Paris

Emirates, the world's fastest growing intercontinental carrier, will supplement its current daily morning flights from Dubai to Paris with five additional weekly services, starting on Sunday 27th March.

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The new flights will depart from Dubai International airport at 15:00hrs (EK075) every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, arriving in Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport at 20:10hrs. The return flights (EK076) will take off from Paris on the same days at 21:50hrs and arrive at Dubai the next morning at 06:30hrs.

The increased frequency gives Emirates passengers outbound from Dubai the option of arriving in the French capital either in the early afternoon (13:20hrs) or the evening (20:10hrs).

Keith Longstaff, Emirates' Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Europe, said: "Customer demand for our services to Paris has been steadily building up and we are very pleased to offer the five additional weekly services. It creates more seat capacity on the route while also giving passengers greater flexibility in planning their travel times."

Emirates will serve the route with three-class Airbus A330s. Another two weekly services will be added in summer 2006, giving Emirates passengers a double choice every day of the week.

The fact that the airline will have moved from three flights each week just three years ago, to 14 flights by 2006 is indicative of the success of the Paris route. The company also operates three weekly departures from Nice.

The new frequency will increase Emirates SkyCargo's offering by 95 tonnes every week, boosting its total weekly cargo capacity between Dubai and Paris to 215 tonnes. The award-winning cargo division transports consumer electronics, fruits, vegetables, foodstuff, garments and textiles to Paris from around its network.

From Paris, Emirates SkyCargo carries cheese, electronic products, designer wear, garments, luxury goods, industrial equipment and aircraft parts to its hub in Dubai for the vibrant local market and for onward distribution to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Far East and Australasia.

From December this year, Emirates will also introduce daily frequencies to Geneva, which will offer passengers not just excellent access to Switzerland but will also offer greater ease of connection to French destinations such as the Rhône Alps region (as far south as Lyon), Franche Comté and Burgundy.

Emirates is to emblazon its logo on the underside of all its aircraft, starting with the brand-new Boeing 777-300 Extended Range (ER) aircraft, arriving into service later this month.

The distinctive logo - the Emirates name in white on a red field - will be nearly 12 metres long, with the initial letter ‘E’ standing 2.3 metres tall, complementing the existing logo in gold on each side of the fuselage.

The new 777-300ER aircraft is the first of 30 such aircraft on order and for delivery from now until late 2008. All will carry the new underside logo, as will the existing Emirates fleet.

Tim Clark, Emirates Airline’s President, said: “The new underside logo reflects Emirates’ confidence in its brand which stands for the highest levels of service excellence.”

Due for delivery from October 2006, the 45 double-decker Airbus A380-800s on order will also go into service carrying the logo, which will stretch a massive 23.5 metres in length, with the initial ‘E’ standing 3.37 metres in height.

Emirates now has 73 aircraft, including 29 Airbus A330-200s, 12 Boeing 777-300s, nine Boeing 777-200s, eight Airbus 340-500s, eight A340-300s, one Airbus A310 and six Boeing 747 freighters.

Its current order book of 100 aircraft includes 45 Airbus A380-800s (two of them freighters), 30 Boeing 777-300ERs (plus nine options), two more ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500s, three Airbus A310-300 freighters and 20 Airbus A340-600HGWs. By 2012 Emirates expects to have twice as many jets in its fleet as it does today.

Any news about the Budapest ( Hungary ) route?
Is that confirmed?

Emirates to start five more weekly services from Dubai to Paris

Dubai: Emirates airline will supplement its current daily morning flights from Dubai to Paris with five additional weekly services, starting on March 27, company representatives said.

"Customer demand for our services to Paris has been steadily building up and we are pleased to offer the five additional weekly services. It creates more seat capacity on the route while also giving passengers greater flexibility in planning their travel times," said Keith Longstaff, senior vice-president of commercial operations-Europe.

Emirates will serve the route with Airbus A330s. Another two weekly services will be added in summer 2006, giving Emirates passengers two choices every day of the week.

The fact the airline will have moved from three flights each week just three years ago to 14 flights by 2006 is indicative of the success of the Paris route, company representatives said. The company also operates three weekly departures from Nice.

The increased frequency will expand Emirates SkyCargo's capacity by 95 tonnes every week, boosting its total weekly cargo capacity between Dubai and Paris to 215 tonnes. The cargo division transports products such as consumer electronics, fruit, vegetables and textiles to Paris from around its network, company representatives said.

From Paris, Emirates SkyCargo carries cheese, electronic products, designer wear, garments, luxury goods, industrial equipment and aircraft parts to its hub in Dubai for the local market and for distribution to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Far East and Australasia.

Starting in December, Emirates will also introduce daily flights to Geneva, which will offer passengers access to Switzerland and greater ease of connection to French destinations such as the Rhône Alps region, Franche Comté and Burgundy.

Dubai airport best in Mideast and Africa

Dubai International Airport has been voted the Best Airport in the Middle East and Africa by IATA/ACI's AETRA survey.

The latest report for the year 2004 analyses the perceptions of over 80,000 passengers across 52 major international airports from Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Dubai International Airport has been named Best in the Middle East/Africa for Overall Passenger Satisfaction for the third time.

Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, commented: "We have always stressed providing the best of services and facilities to all our customers."

Last year, close to 22 million passengers passed through Dubai, and the number is expected to reach 25 million this year.

Emirates to buy more aircraft

Dubai: Emirates airline will add 100 new aircraft by 2012 to its current fleet of 73 planes.

The airline is likely to place fresh orders to top up the existing orderbook, said Gaith Al Gaith, Emirates executive vice-president for commercial operations worldwide.

"We will add an aircraft a month for the next eight years (96 aircraft in 96 months), including 45 A380s.

"We need at least 50 more aircraft now, as we speak, due to strong growth in demand. However, it is not possible to get them in one go. The existing orders are scheduled for delivery by 2012-13, and may not be enough to meet future demand," he said.

"On top of the existing 100 aircraft, we are also looking at placing fresh orders to increase the size of the fleet further."

He declined further detail on the specifications of its need of aircraft type or make.

Emirates currently operates 46 Airbuses and 27 Boeings, including six B747 freighters. Its orderbook includes 45 A380s (including two freighters), 20 A340-600 HGWs, two A340-500s, three A310-300Fs and 30 Boeing 777-ERs.

The airline adds an average 20-25 per cent capacity every year, Al Gaith said.

"We double our seat capacity every four years, making us one of the fastest growing airlines in the world today."

The airline is expected to announce strong profits for its current year ending March 31. The period has also witnessed high oil prices, affecting airline operating costs globally.

"We will announce our annual results once the financial year ends on March 31. We expect to announce strong results and profitability," he said.

tell me one airline which is investing more :D

100 aircrafts :eek:
we know of the a380s and some more, which they have ordered 3 years ago or so
this makes another 40 aircrafts!

Anyone, don't be misslead about the huge aircraft orders. There is another dimension to it. Let me call it acquisition-sale-leaseback - its a very profitable type of transaction getting popular in capital-intensive industries lately.

Okay, lets say an airline buys 45 Airbus A380. If they buy 45 A380 they get a mass discount of lets say 40% - means they only pay 60% of the list price per plane.

Lets assume that airline is partly government owned, so S&P gives it a credit rating of AAA+ and all the banks involved are happy to grant that airline credits for the billions involved in the purchase. The airline, of course, wants to maintain maximum flexibilty and scaleabilty of seat numbers according demand, it doesn't want to be heavily indebted and liquidity would be a plus, too. After all, the industry is not in good shape given the oil price.

So why not sell the planes to leasing companies (who themselves haven't got AAA+ and wouldn't get credits for such large orders) at a price of 80% of the list price. Consequently the airlines makes a profit of 20% on the sale of every plane. Nice. That money can then be used for something else. Like build a new HQ. Or rent fancy sea-view appartments for the flight crews. Or sponsor a football club. :)

Note: Europe's low cost carriers have been practicing this for some time now.

How do you think Hertz, Europcar & Co. are renting Mercedes A'Class for 1€ a day in Western Europe? Its the same principle. They buy the cars and get a mass discount of lets say 50% for a 100,000 cars, then they cover operating costs with the 1-10 € per day and after a year, they sell the cars for 70% of the list price, this is where they make there profit, no longer on the actual renting.

anyone know anything about the toronto route ??? or montreal even ???

Emirates' first Boeing 777-300ER arrives in Dubai

Emirates, one of the world's fastest-growing airlines, has just taken delivery of the first of its fleet of 30 new Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range).


Part of an unprecedented US $30 billion fleet expansion programme, the arrival of the new airliner at Dubai airport earlier this morning marks the start of an intense and unprecedented delivery cycle of 100 pending orders that will see the Emirates fleet grow at an average rate of one new aircraft per month through 2012.

Emirates has 30 Boeing 777-300ERs currently on firm order and will receive 10 of them by the end of 2005. Its order book also includes 45 Airbus A380s - one-third of the total firm orders taken so far by Airbus for the new double-decker superjumbo - 20 Airbus A340-600HGWs, two A340-500s and three A310-300 freighters.

The newest addition to the Emirates' fleet was handed over to the airline last Friday at a ceremony in Seattle, Washington state, U.S.A., attended by Emirates' Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum and other senior Emirates executives, and Boeing's Chairman and CEO Alan Mulally. The aircraft later took off on its maiden voyage to Dubai and completed the flight from the Pacific coast of the U.S.A. in just under 14 hours.

Emirates' fleet already included 21 Boeing 777s, a number set to grow to 51 by late 2007, making Emirates one of the largest 777 operators in the world.

The new 777-300ER will be used primarily to provide extra capacity on existing long-range services such as Manila, Bangkok, Sydney and Auckland.

HH Sheikh Ahmed said: 'The 777-300ER is an economically sound option for us to meet the growing customer demand for more Emirates capacity on long-haul routes. Our trust in the 777 family stems from the proven performance and reliability of those aircraft already in operation in the Emirates fleet. Our passengers also appreciate its interior roominess, which enhances the on-board service that Emirates is known for.'

The new 777-300ER fleet will incorporate a combination of two- and three-class configurations. The three-class aircraft will have a total of 364 seats - 12 in First Class, 42 in Business and 310 in Economy - while carrying up to 23 tonnes of freight.

The two-class aircraft, with 427 seats, will offer 42 in Business Class and 385 in Economy, and will be able to carry up to 16.7 tonnes of freight.

The First Class cabin, served by four cabin crew, will offer passengers roomy, state-of-the-art sleeper seats with fully flat beds. They also incorporate a personal mini-bar, an electronically operated privacy partition and a 19 inch LCD monitor on which passengers can enjoy Emirates' unique Information, Communications and Entertainment system.

ICE and its multitude of entertainment, email and SMS options which include 500 channels of video, audio and games on demand, also are available to passengers traveling in either Business or Economy Class.

Business Class offers passengers comfortable sleeperette seats with a pitch of up to 60 inches and an adjustable winged head-rest with six-way movement.

Economy passengers can enjoy more comfort than ever with roomy cabins, 34 inch seat pitch, adjustable footrests and headrests.

In another first for Emirates, the new Boeing 777-300ER is the first to emblazon the airline's logo on the underside of all of its fleet. The distinctive logo - the Emirates name in white on a red field - is nearly 12 metres long, with the initial letter 'E' standing 2.3 metres tall, complementing the existing golden branding on each side of the fuselage.

It is meant to literally underline outwardly what the carrier's customers know the moment they step into its aircraft: Emirates is an airline different from any other.

Emirates starts new services on Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney sector

Dubai: Emirates has increased its services eastwards, with the launch of three new weekly flights on the Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney route yesterday.

The new flights are in addition to Emirates' 14 weekly flights on the Dubai-Bangkok route. Consequently, the airline's capacity to transport passengers from Dubai to Bangkok will increase by 1,140 seats per week.

It will initially operate three services a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

But from May 1 the new flights will operate on a daily basis and will also be extended from Sydney to Auckland, according to an Emirates official.

The new service will increase Emirates' flights between Dubai and Bangkok from two to three a day by May.

It will also add to the airline's current daily non-stop service between Dubai and Sydney, bringing the number of daily Sydney flights to two. Emirates will continue to fly to Auckland three times a day.

Emirates will operate its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration, along with 23 tonnes of cargo.

Gaith Al Gaith, Emirates executive vice-president for commercial operations worldwide, said: "Bangkok and Sydney are key commercial and tourism centres in their respective countries.

"Demand for passenger and cargo capacity into and out of these two cities has remained constantly high, and we are confident the additional capacity from our new service will be welcomed by both travellers and shippers alike.

"With this service, shippers and travellers will have a new air connection between Bangkok and Sydney, and when the route is extended to Auckland in May, it will also open another air travel option between Thailand and New Zealand."

The route will capitalise on the rising number of Arabs and Europeans travelling to Thailand for medical services, as well as increasing contacts among businessmen in the Middle East, Far East and Australia.

Emirates also conducts 28 non-stop weekly flights to four Australian destinations.

Emirates expects the new route to be well received among Thai students studying in Australia and New Zealand as well as tourists.

This year, 83,000 Thais, including 6,000 students, are expected to visit Australia.

Soonthorn Suree, Emirates manager for Thailand, Cambodia, Burma and Laos, told the Thai media recently, "Right now the popularity of medical services by Thai hospitals have resulted in our airline's daily load factor on the flights from Dubai to Bangkok to be as high as 95 per cent."

Virasakdi Vongkositkul, Emirates' Bangkok-based sales manager, said about 60,000 Arabs each year travelled to seek medical services, both annual check-ups and treatment, in Bangkok.

Emirates links Bangkok, Australia

EMIRATES Airlines on Tuesday started flying to Sydney via Bangkok providing a connection between Thailand to Australia.

Initially operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the service will become a daily operation from May 1 in time for the summer vacation.

The airline operates its newly acquired Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in three-class configuration on the route offering 18, 42 and 320 seats in first, business and economy classes respectively.

The bellyhold of this long-haul aircraft can accommodate 23 tonnes cargo.

The new service brings Emirates' flights between Dubai and Bangkok from twice-daily to three-a-day by May 2005.

It also adds to the airline's current daily non-stop service between Dubai and Sydney, bringing the total number of Sydney flights to twice-daily by May.

AMEinfo.com

Emirates flys to Alexandria

Emirates is gearing up to launch its daily service to Alexandria, its 79th destination, from May 15. EK931 will depart Dubai at 09:10 to reach Alexandria at 12:30; return flight EK932 will leave the city at 14:00 to reach Dubai at 19:00. The airline will deploy its A310 aircraft in a two class configuration.

COOL

Emirates has expanded way to fast, the service on the last couple of flights is no where near what it used to be, its losing its reputation as a quality carrier.
also the wing was vibrating like crazy all the way to manchester....so loud it drove me nuts!

Emirates is acutely shortstaffed, that is why the service is very bad lately. It is no secret that crew morale is at an all-time low.

gulfnews.com


Emirates increases frequency to Lagos

Dubai : Emirates has boosted services to Nigeria with the start of two additional weekly non-stop flights between Dubai and Lagos, the airline said.

The new flights, in addition to the existing four, commenced operations on March 27.

The additional flights operate on Sundays and Tuesdays using an Airbus A330-200 in a two-class (Business and Economy) configuration.

The outbound flight EK 784 departs from Lagos at 6.45pm and arrives in Dubai at 5.35am the following day. The inbound flight EK 783 leaves Dubai at 7.30am and arrives in Lagos at 12.30pm.

Emirates launched flights to Nigeria and Ghana on January 2 last year, making Nigeria its 73rd network destination and its 10th in Africa. The move was to help business traffic between the Gulf and West Africa. Thousands of West African merchants use Dubai to source consumer goods.

Since then, Nigerian travellers have taken advantage of Emirates' convenient connections to the Middle East and points beyond to the Indian sub-continent, Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America via the airline's hub in Dubai.

Emirates area manager for Nigeria Guy Philips said, "Demand for our services has grown since we commenced flights from Nigeria in January 2004.

"We are delighted to be able to offer our Nigerian customers a larger variety of flights each week to Dubai and points beyond. With the addition of these flights, Emirates now operates services on all days of the week except Saturday."

Emirates' presence has opened up trade opportunities between Nigeria and Dubai and many countries beyond. The total non-oil trade between Nigeria and Dubai increased from $34.4 million (Dh126.35) in 2002 to $41.7 million (Dh153.17) in 2003.

Emirates SkyCargo has facilitated exports of Nigerian farm products such as fruit, kolanuts and vegetables as well as handicrafts and local foodstuffs to Dubai, the Gulf region and many points beyond.

Guys if you think Emirates is the World Best Airline then plz use ur vote to support

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=200553

SKYTRAX results to be announced in MAY :) I really hope Emirates will come first this time.. You can still vote
http://www.airlinequality.com/2005/airline-05-ent.htm

Emirates will launch Seoul route in May

22 April 2005

SEOUL — Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will start its new daily non-stop service on Dubai-Seoul route on May 1. The new air service will certainly support the strong demand for air links between the two cities, and boost trade and tourism exchanges between them. dubai’s importance as a growing middle east commercial hub is attracting strong interest from korean businesses.

In an interview with the Koea Travel Times, Lee Sang-Jin, area manager, Emirates Airlines, Korea, said that Emirates’ new non-stop service linking Dubai and Seoul will stimulate greater business and tourism flows between the two cities."

Korea is among Dubai’s top 10 trading partners. Dubai’s main Korean imports include textiles, automobiles and appliances, while main non-oil exports to korea include base metals, plastics and animal products.

“Dubai is the safest place in the world for tourists and businessmen. Dubai is the cosmopolitan city where east meets west as financial and international trade hub with the most modern infrastructure.

“Please fly with us to see Dubai with your own eyes and experience Dubai’s combination of Arabian charm and world-class infrastructure. You will then realise Dubai is the world’s safest place for sightseeing as well as international businesses,’ said Lee Sang-Jin. He noted that Emirates Airlines plans to invite 200 to 250 prominent Korean representatives from news media, travel trade and cargo forwarders for familiarisation tour.

Emirates was named 'Best International Airline'

Dubai:

Emirates was named 'Best International Airline' and 'Best Economy Class' by Travel and Lifestyle, East Africa's leading travel publication.

Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, yesterday accepted the awards from Tony Clegg-Butt, publisher and editor of the magazine.

Meanwhile, Emirates SkyCargo's growing success as an air cargo carrier was demonstrated when it received a trio of accolades in the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards.

don't know if this is news to you guys, but the maiden flight of the A380 is scheduled for today from Toulouse.

Take off

The A380 is due to take off from its production site in Toulouse, southern France.

More than 50,000 people are expected to watch the flight, which will also be broadcast live on television, Agence France Presse said.





"The first flight will take place Wednesday, if weather permits and excluding a last-minute technical glitch," an Airbus spokeswoman told the news agency.

There is likely to be more than a year of flight-testing and certification-programme work before the A380 starts commercial services.

The project, hailed as a European success story by leaders including France's President Jacques Chirac, has had its share of problems.

In December 2004, Airbus owner EADS revealed that the project was £1bn (1.5bn euros; $1.9bn) over budget, at more than £8.4bn.

However, Airbus says it is comfortably on track to meet a break-even sales target of 250 aircraft, with 154 orders secured so far.

Competition between Airbus and Boeing for jet orders - always intense - became feverish as Airbus set out to notch up enough orders to make its giant jumbo profitable. Boeing on Monday announced a $6bn order for 32 jets from Air Canada.

Pan-European firm EADS owns 80% of Airbus, with the UK's BAE Systems controlling the remaining 20%.

Spat

Its production has also intensified a trade row between the US and Europe over subsidies paid to the aircraft industry.

The EU and US have accused each other of helping Airbus and Boeing with illegal state subsidies.

Talks broke down earlier this month and it looks as if both sides are heading for a showdown at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Airbus is banking on demand for large planes offering cheaper seats between the world's major cities.

Boeing, meanwhile, reckons that the future of air travel will be smaller planes flying to a greater number of airports.

Source: BBC website

MAY 1, 2005

The first of Emirates Airline’s daily flights between Dubai and Seoul landed at Inchon Airport in South Korea today, to the rousing welcome of traditional drums from a Korean dance troupe performing the Samulnori dance on the tarmac.

Sporting the FIFA World Cup logo on the aircraft livery, Emirates flight EK323 arrived at Inchon International Airport at 15:55hours local time, after flying eight and a half hours from Dubai International Airport.

Onboard were Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates Executive Vice President Commercial Operations Worldwide; Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Far East and Australasia; and Emirates’ Ambassador for Sport and Social Activities, football icon Franz Beckenbauer, holding the FIFA World Cup trophy.

They were met by a VIP delegation led by His Excellency Ibrahim Al Monsuri, UAE Ambassador to Korea and GeuHae Park, Vice President of Inchon Airport.

Addressing Korean media representatives at the airport, Mr. Al Ghaith said: “Emirates is delighted to launch our new daily nonstop service between Dubai and Seoul. On behalf of Emirates, I would like to thank the Korean authorities and Inchon airport officials for the tremendous welcome and for making Emirates’ service to Seoul possible.

He added: “We look forward to serving Korean travelers with our award-winning service, and providing them with more travel options to Dubai and the many other exciting destinations served by our airline. Emirates will work with our travel industry partners to promote Korea and bring travelers from Dubai and other cities across the world to visit Korea.”

Mr. Al Ghaith also said he is confident of the success of Emirates’ new Dubai-Seoul route, which will support greater trade and tourism exchange between the two cities by providing a speedy daily air link for both travelers and cargo.

Korea is among Dubai’s top 10 trading partners. In 2003, non-oil trade between Dubai and Seoul was AED 4.7 billion (US$1.3 billion). Dubai’s main Korean imports include textiles, automobiles and appliances, while main non-oil exports to Korea include base metals, plastics and animal products.

Emirates operates an Airbus 340-300 aircraft in three-class configuration on the Dubai-Seoul route offering a capacity of 267 passengers and 13 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.

Customers flying on Emirates’ Dubai-Seoul service can look forward to international gourmet cuisine with options tailored to Korean palates, a wide selection of the latest inflight movies including some of the most popular Korean shows, and top-class service from the airline’s award-winning cabin crew, which includes over 220 Korean nationals.

To celebrate its new daily service, from now until 30th June, Emirates is offering passengers flying First or Business class to Seoul with complimentary hotel stays in Korea.

http://www.emiratesairline.com/th/AboutEmirates/EmiratesNews/Headlines/Copy_of_alrepo2005.asp

yesterday i read in the news paper about a new Emirates Airplanes deal ... i guess 50 more A345 or so... because they compared it with boeing's 787 but prefered the Airbus ... the deal is worth $6b i guess ... i'll try to provide a source

i just got an invitation to the first presentation on the Airbus 380, which will be held at the Emirates/CAE flight training center,

i'll update you guys on that later on after i go (its Next Tuesday)

i just got an invitation to the first presentation on the Airbus 380, which will be held at the Emirates/CAE flight training center,

i'll update you guys on that later on after i go (its Next Tuesday)
Great :D have fun

great, hopefully you'll be able to see how they will design the interior!
pics please

50 more a345? you mean a340, 345 doesn't exist

anyway, this probably is the best aircraft these days

great, hopefully you'll be able to see how they will design the interior!
pics please

50 more a345? you mean a340, 345 doesn't exist

anyway, this probably is the best aircraft these days
yeah A340 btw A345= A340-500 :D

A345 = A340-500, the new long range Airbus

A345 = A340-500, the new long range Airbus
copy cat :P :jk:

Emirates boosts services to Bangkok-Sydney

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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Dubai

Emirates has added four additional weekly flights to its Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney service.

Emirates flight EK418 now operates daily and extends onward from Sydney to Auckland in New Zealand, creating a new connection between Auckland and Bangkok, Thailand.

Norachit Sinhaseni, Thailand's Ambassador to New Zealand, got a sneak preview of the Emirates' First Class travel experience when he visited the brand-new aircraft, prior to its departure from Auckland for the return flight to Dubai, via Sydney and Bangkok.

On the route, Emirates operates its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, one of the first of 30 such aircraft it has ordered for its growing fleet.

Onboard features include: luxurious flat beds with privacy partitions and personal minibars in First Class, generous legroom in Business Class, and Emirates' unique information, communications and entertainment (ICE) system installed in all classes, which provides passengers with email and SMS from the comfort of their seats, as well and 500 channels of video, real-time news headlines, audio and games on demand.

Richard Vaughan, Emirates' senior vice-president commercial operations East Asia and Australasia, said:

'We are delighted to offer our customers in Bangkok and New Zealand a new daily direct air connection, and we believe the service will bring business and tourism benefits to both countries.

'This new air link is particularly well-timed given the recent New Zealand-Thailand trade deal which will boost business and mark a growing relationship between the two countries.'

Tony Smith, New Zealand Representative for the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said:

'The Emirates service will provide a great stimulus to tourism between the two countries and is very much welcomed right now when we are trying to encourage tourists to return to Phuket and other areas within Thailand.'

Emirates now flies thrice a day from Dubai to Bangkok, and double daily to Sydney.

The airline will continue to operate three flights a day into Auckland: via Bangkok-Sydney, Singapore-Brisbane, and Singapore-Melbourne.

The extension of daily flight EK418 to Auckland replaces the current Dubai-Sydney-Auckland daily service, which will now terminate in Sydney.

Flight details

Emirates' Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has three-class configuration on the Dubai-Bangkok-Sydney-Auckland route, offering 12, 42 and 310 seats in First, Business and Economy classes respectively, plus 23 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.

EK418 departs Dubai International Airport at 09:00hrs, arriving in Bangkok at 18:10hrs, and flying onward to Australia at 19:50hrs to land in Sydney at 07:45hrs the next morning. It departs Sydney at 09:15hrs, arriving in Auckland at 14:15hrs. Return flight EK 419 takes off from Auckland at 15:50hrs daily, arriving in Sydney at 17:15hrs.

It departs from Sydney at 18:45hrs, arriving in Bangkok at 01:00hrs the next morning. The flight then departs Bangkok at 02:30hrs to arrive in Dubai at 05:35hrs. All times above are local.

man look at that plane !! and also finally they introduced the 500-channel entertainment system which is supposed to be the best on board wolrd wide

أشارت مصادر في صناعة الطيران الى ان "طيران الامارات" بصدد عقد صفقة لشراء 50 طائرة متوسطة المدى بقيمة 6 مليارات دولار (22 مليار درهم)، وذكرت مجلة "فوربس" ان طائرات "ايرباص 350" تتقدم على منافستها الأميركية من طراز "بوينغ 787" ومن المرجح ان تفوز بالصفقة كونها تتميز على منافستها من حيث المواصفات.

in brief $6b USD to buy mid range 50 aircrafts might be A350 or boeing 787 although they prefer the a350

Emirates set to order 50 Airbus A350 planes
Sunday, May 08, 2005

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London

Dubai's Emirates airline is set to place an order for up to 50 A350 aircraft with Airbus, in a deal worth up to $6 billion, the Sunday Times newspaper said.

The paper, which did not reveal the source of its information, said the order was to be announced at next month's Paris Air Show.

The Emirates order will be Airbus's first big contract for the new aircraft, which is intended to compete with Boeing's 787 plane, it said.

Officials at Airbus and Emirates were not immediately available for comment.

i guess we need some 787s (Dream liner right ? 7e7?)
but i prefer Airbus myself

I read today about France airlines charman having some doubts about Emirates finance.

Europian airlines are mad.

I read today about France airlines charman having some doubts about Emirates finance.

Europian airlines are mad.
lol yeah he gets upset when ever Emirates success in mentioned in front of him ..
:weirdo:

dubai has order the new giant airbus it was yesterday on bbc the request is for 50 yes 50 airbus incredible :)

actually emirates orders those, not dubai ;)

great plane indeed btw.
hope i will fly in one of those soon...

Not the giant new airbus (A380), they already have a record order of those, this one is for the A350

When you have a bottomles coffer, why not :cheers:

They say still waters run deep, well I want to swim in Dubai's oil ;)

here endeth juiced's words of wisdom

They have got about 160 planes on order in total! As far as i know!

beginning of 2007 Emirates will be the 1st airline to get the Jumbo A380!

WOOOHOOO can't wait for it!

UAE ROCKS

From what I've read today emirates is still thinking about it and didnt made up their mind.

correct, it's not yet final

the deal is said to be announced at the paris air show next month!

but they will order them anyway :D

Anybody heard that emirates retiring age is now 60?

Up or down from what?

They have got about 160 planes on order in total! As far as i know!

beginning of 2007 Emirates will be the 1st airline to get the Jumbo A380!

WOOOHOOO can't wait for it!

UAE ROCKS

ok Update,
after the presenation i went to last night, (A380 Presentation, at the Emirates Training Center)
Emirates is the First company to place an order to the A380 and the largest customer to the A380 ,
however, signapore airlines will receive the first A380.
In addition, A380 45 are in order, A350 50 are in order.
Poeple the presented the A380 were:
· Emirates – Robert Lamoureux,
Vice President, Procurement (Aircraft- AirBus)
· Airbus - Adam Brown,
Vice President Customer Affairs Directorate
· CAE (Canadian Aviation Electronics Ltd) – Suzanne Roy,
Vice President of Programme Management
· DCA (Dubai Civil Aviation)- Rimzie Ismail,
Manager, Marketing and Business Development

the new terminal 3, will have (as far as i remember) 180 check out counters and immigrations desks, + 11 luggage belts, and there will be and electronic train connecting terminal 2 and 3 , and concourse 2 and 3.
and the Entire Terminal 3 will be underground (under the runway) thats amazing, and airport expansion will also house 2 hotels ( 300 rooms + 220 rooms)
too much info, i cant remember.
if i remember anymore stuff, i'll post it, i'll see if i can get the slides from yesterday's presentation.

Stretched superjumbo 'may carry 1,ooo passengers'

Dubai: The Airbus A380 superjumbo, which is currently undergoing test flights, could eventually be adapted to carry more than 1,000 passengers, an Airbus executive said.

The A380 superjumbo, unveiled by Airbus Industrie last January, is configured to carry about 550 passengers.

The huge double-decker jetliner successfully completed its maiden flight on April 27.

"The stretch version of the A380 superjumbo could well exceed the 1,000-passenger mark in coming years," Adam R. Brown, vice-president at the Airbus customer affairs directorate, told aviation officials attending a conference in Dubai.

"The current version is the basic model configured for up to 555 passengers. The eight emergency exits on the A380 tell any aviation experts it will eventually be able to carry 880 passengers.

"The longer version of the A380 will have nine doors and capacity for 990 passengers. We are now closely looking at crossing the 1,000 passenger mark." This would represent a landmark in the history of aviation, Brown said.

Emirates has placed the largest order for the A380 45 out of the 154 firm orders received by Airbus so far.

Emirates' A380 orders break down into three types low-density, long-range aircraft with a capacity for 489 passengers in a three-class configuration; low-density, medium-range three-class 517-seat aircraft; and high-density, medium-range two-class 644-seat aircraft.

The A380 freighter will be able to carry more than 150 tonnes of cargo. Emirates has two on order among the 27 for the A380 freighter placed so far with Airbus.

Airbus also aims to offer a freighter version of its A350 mid-range passenger aircraft, Brown said.

Airbus' A350 announcement comes in response to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, which Boeing sees as a trump card in its fight to revive its market share.

Since 2003, Airbus has delivered more aircraft than its US rival Boeing.

Boeing hopes to turn the tables in its favour by 2008, when the B787 Dreamliner becomes available.

However, Airbus is challenging this aircraft with the A350.

In the GCC, both Emirates and Qatar Airways are evaluating bids from Boeing and Airbus to supply them with B787s and A350s, respectively.

Both airlines are considering firm orders that could total more than 110 aircraft in the next few months.

Emirates launches direct flights to Alexandria today

Staff Report

Dubai: Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, launches direct flights to Alexandria today with special introductory offers for the first month.
Emirates flight EK931 will leave Dubai at 9:10am and will arrive in Alexandria at 12:30pm, and return flight EK932 will leave the city at 2pm to arrive in Dubai at 7pm.

The airline will use its A310 aircraft in a two-class configuration 21 in Business and 177 in Economy.

Those wanting to return home at a later time can connect to Dubai via the Cairo flight that departs the city at 7:15pm daily.

Some offers will be valid even longer, the airline said.

The airline's second Egyptian destination will also double as another convenient gateway to Cairo.

A special return fare of Dh1,350 when booking by conventional means and a further reduced fare of Dh1,150 for booking online are offered. The scheme is valid until June 15.

Bonus miles

As an added incentive, Skywards is offering members 9,500 bonus miles when flying round-trip before June 25.

The total miles earned on a return trip to Alexandria during this period are enough for a one-way business class upgrade to Dubai or a return flight in economy class. One-way flights earn 4,750 bonus miles.

In addition, those travelling outbound from Dubai during this period can take advantage of reward flights to Alexandria for 50 per cent of the miles normally required.

While the economy class reward can be used with 12,500 miles, reduced from 25,000 miles, the business class reward is available at 25,000 miles, reduced from 50,000 miles.

Emirates passengers on this route can make use of an excess baggage allow-ance of 50 kg.

Nasser Bin Kharbash, Emirates senior vice president for commercial Africa, said: "We are confident that Alexandria will prove to be a highly successful route for Emirates.

"Our services to the city offer an alternative perspective on Egypt and quick access to Cairo, benefiting both our leisure and business travellers."

Stretched superjumbo 'may carry 1,ooo passengers'

Dubai: The Airbus A380 superjumbo, which is currently undergoing test flights, could eventually be adapted to carry more than 1,000 passengers, an Airbus executive said.

The A380 superjumbo, unveiled by Airbus Industrie last January, is configured to carry about 550 passengers.

The huge double-decker jetliner successfully completed its maiden flight on April 27.

"The stretch version of the A380 superjumbo could well exceed the 1,000-passenger mark in coming years," Adam R. Brown, vice-president at the Airbus customer affairs directorate, told aviation officials attending a conference in Dubai.

"The current version is the basic model configured for up to 555 passengers. The eight emergency exits on the A380 tell any aviation experts it will eventually be able to carry 880 passengers.

"The longer version of the A380 will have nine doors and capacity for 990 passengers. We are now closely looking at crossing the 1,000 passenger mark." This would represent a landmark in the history of aviation, Brown said.

Emirates has placed the largest order for the A380 45 out of the 154 firm orders received by Airbus so far.

Emirates' A380 orders break down into three types low-density, long-range aircraft with a capacity for 489 passengers in a three-class configuration; low-density, medium-range three-class 517-seat aircraft; and high-density, medium-range two-class 644-seat aircraft.

The A380 freighter will be able to carry more than 150 tonnes of cargo. Emirates has two on order among the 27 for the A380 freighter placed so far with Airbus.

Airbus also aims to offer a freighter version of its A350 mid-range passenger aircraft, Brown said.

Airbus' A350 announcement comes in response to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, which Boeing sees as a trump card in its fight to revive its market share.

Since 2003, Airbus has delivered more aircraft than its US rival Boeing.

Boeing hopes to turn the tables in its favour by 2008, when the B787 Dreamliner becomes available.

However, Airbus is challenging this aircraft with the A350.

In the GCC, both Emirates and Qatar Airways are evaluating bids from Boeing and Airbus to supply them with B787s and A350s, respectively.

Both airlines are considering firm orders that could total more than 110 aircraft in the next few months.


1000 people? Packed like sardines, hey it will be light a flying construction workers truck :D

Emirates, Qatar Airways to place orders for up to 120 aircraft



Emirates News Agency (WAM) - 01/06/2005

Emirates and Qatar Airways the two fast-growing Gulf-based carriers are set to announce a number of firm orders that could add up to somewhere between 100 to 120 aircraft, aviation officials said.

The announcement will be made at the forthcoming Paris Air Show to be held from June 13 to 19, according to a Gulf News report from Tokyo.

While Emirates is set to order a combination of A350s and Boeing's ultra-long range B777-200LRs, Qatar Airways is set to order as many as 50 to 60 B787s.

Following Emirates' recent revelation, Qatar Airways is also set to sign a major firm order in Paris. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways' chief executive said on Monday, "Yes, we will make a major announcement at the Paris Air Show. I am not at liberty to reveal anything further, but it is going to be big." This would be the biggest shift for all-Airbus fleet operator Qatar Airways. Fifty B787s would cost the airline more than $6.25 billion at list price.

More than 300 officials representing 265 airlines and companies gathered in Tokyo to assess the health of the global aviation industry at the 61st annual general meeting of IATA. Airbus and Boeing officials were seen making last-minute efforts on possible orders. An aviation official close to these negotiations told Gulf News that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has lost out against its new rival as Emirates has decided on Airbus A350.

"Emirates has decided on A350, not the B787," he said.

Airline officials kept mum on the details of the announcement.

They hinted that it could split its firm orders and keep some reserved for Dubai Airshow.

"We might make an announcement at the Paris Air Show, we might also make another announcement at Dubai Airshow later this year," said Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline, without giving any more details. "We are talking to both the manufacturers on our future requirements."

Airbus delays deliveries of A380 superjet

Reuters

Paris:
Airbus said yesterday deliveries of its 21st-century flagship, the double-decker A380 superjumbo, would be delayed by up to six months, taking the flourish off one of the most trumpeted aviation launches in decades.

Disgruntled airlines, at least one of which intends to seek compensation, announced the delay in delivering the largest passenger jet ever built just weeks after its maiden flight.

Airbus had already starting preparing the ground for such an announcement Singapore Airlines, which is due to fly the first scheduled A380 service between London Heathrow and Singapore, first said on May 3 it had been notified of a postponement and delays to new aircraft are not uncommon.

But it adds to a growing list of headaches at the European aircraft builder as it slides into a major trade dispute over subsidies with arch-rival Boeing and struggles to fill an internal power vacuum created by its squabbling shareholders.

Australian carrier Qantas Airways said delivery of the A380 aircraft which it has bought would be delayed six months to April 2007. Qantas said it planned to seek compensation from Airbus.

Singapore Airlines said it would take delivery of the first A380 in the fourth quarter of 2006 instead of mid-year.

yea heard it on news yest, pretty sad.

Emirates, 2nd Birmingham flight

Emirates is introducing a second daily non-stop service to Birmingham from Dubai, increasing both seat capacity and cargo on the route. The new flight EK037, which launched yesterday, departs from Dubai at 13:45 arriving in Birmingham at 20:15. Return flight EK038 will depart from Birmingham at 21:55, arriving in Dubai at 07:45 the next morning.

Etihad gears up to launch first in-flight internet

Abu Dhabi: In mid-2006, the UAE's national air carrier Etihad Airways will become the first airline in the world to offer live television and internet access.
Etihad Airways has selected Connexion, a business unit of Boeing, as its provider of high-speed in-flight internet and live global TV service.

The agreement calls for the Connexion by BoeingSM service on the airline's fleet of 25 aircraft, including Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and Airbus A330, A340 and A380 aircraft. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"Introducing such an innovative and sophisticated service showcases our commitment to ensure our guests have the most seamless and rewarding travel experience," said Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation and Chairman of Etihad Airways.

"With the introduction of this award-winning, high-speed mobile internet and entertainment connection on board our new aircraft, we are confident that it will give our guests the most rewarding experience of any airline."

Etihad is expected initially to offer the Connexion by Boeing service on routes between the Gulf and Europe and North America.

i like that idea...!

bullshit!

first in-flight internet

are these guys sleeping? lufthansa already has it in its new aircrafts
on my flight to abu dhabi many people were surfing

not so cheap though

Maybe they mean that Etihad will be the first one to offer this service in economy for free the way they provide inflight entertainment? Now that would surely make people notice Etihad..

i don't think it will be for free

and lufthansa also has it in economy class

the price for a flatrate (which means internet access for the whole flight) is $30!
a relatively good price

It will be the first to offer live television actually, lufthansa & Singapore have introduced internet access for some routes long ago.

Etihad Airways celebrates the first aniversary of precene in Switzerland

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates celebrated the first anniversary of its presence in Switzerland and its new non-stop route between Geneva and Abu Dhabi. As a sign of its attachment towards Geneva and Switzerland, its latest Airbus A330-200 has been decorated with the largest Swiss 'cowbell' in the world.

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates celebrated the first anniversary of its presence in Switzerland by decorating its latest Airbus A330-200 with the largest Swiss 'cowbell' in the world.

In Geneva International Airport, in front of a gathering of over 80 guests, on June 16 evening Mr Kevin Steele, Head of World Sales, Etihad Airways, unveiled the largest Swiss cowbell in the world measuring two metres in height and three metres in diameter. 'It is through this typically Swiss symbol that we would like to express our attachment to and our close links with Geneva and Switzerland,' announced Mr. Kevin Steele. The giant cowbell was also accompanied by the "Cow Parade", currently being exhibited at Geneva International Airport.

The reason for this ceremony at Geneva International Airport was also to mark the first anniversary of the presence of the company in Switzerland and the expanded offering of the most commented upon new start-up in the world of aviation. In fact, since 2 June 2005 Etihad Airways has been flying non-stop to Abu Dhabi from Geneva three times a week. 'This enables Etihad Airways passengers to gain two hours travelling time,' stated Mr. Kevin Steele of Etihad Airways. The capital of the United Arab Emirates is now only a 6 hour and 25 minute flight away from Geneva. But that's not all. As far as in-flight service is concerned, the company has imposed new criteria with its most 'select' attention and comforts.'

The guests at the anniversary celebration had the opportunity to experience this first hand. They were able to visit the newest aircraft from the Etihad fleet, which arrived directly from Abu Dhabi shortly before the start of the celebrations. 'This new Airbus A330-200 will be part of the backbone of our company. Not only does it have the greatest operational flexibility, it also offers wider seats, a supreme level of comfort and the very latest in design to our passengers,' explained Kevin Steele.

Etihad Airways launches new route to Geneva

21 June 2005

ABU DHABI — Etihad Airways celebrated the first anniversary of its presence in Switzerland and its new non-stop route between Geneva and Abu Dhabi.

As a sign of its attachment towards Geneva and Switzerland, its latest Airbus A330-200 has been decorated with the largest Swiss "cowbell" in the world.

At the Geneva International Airport, Kevin Steele, Head of World Sales, Etihad Airways, unveiled the largest Swiss cowbell in the world measuring two metres in height and three metres in diameter. "It is through this typically Swiss symbol that we would like to express our attachment to and our close links with Geneva and Switzerland," announced Steele. The giant cowbell was also accompanied by the "Cow Parade," currently being exhibited at Geneva International Airport.

Since 2 June 2005 Etihad Airways has been flying non-stop to Abu Dhabi from Geneva three times a week.

"This enables Etihad Airways passengers to gain two hours travelling time," said Steele.

will this be a competition to Emirates airline? and why do they need a more routes from a small place like Abu Dhabi. :weirdo:

Emirates flight lands safely after bird-hit

Dubai:
A Dubai-bound Emirates flight from Hyderabad was diverted back yesterday morning after a bird-hit, according to a statement from the airline.

The flight, EK 527, with 188 passengers on board, took off at 10.20am Indian Standard Time (8.50am UAE time) but was re-rerouted after the bird-strike. The plane landed safely in Hyderabad at 11.30am (10am UAE time).

Emirates are making alternate arrangements to fly the passengers on other airlines, the statement added.

i wonder how many birds are killed by planes a year.

Etihad launching more flights to Cairo

30 June 2005

ABU DHABI — Starting from July 1, Etihad Airways will increase its frequency of flights between Abu Dhabi and Cairo to seven times per week.

This will offer Etihad's guests a choice of more days of the week on which to travel between the two capitals. In addition the choice of flights will extend beyond the current daytime flights to offer night departures from Abu Dhabi International Airport, offering more flexibility to guests flying to other parts of Egypt.

Etihad Holidays offers attractive summer packages to Egypt with a wide choice of accommodation and meal arrangements to suite guests' specific needs

Etihad Airways upgrading cargo trucking services

DUBAI — Etihad Airways as a part of its expansion plans is upgrading Etihad Crystal Cargo, the cargo division of the airline.


Recently, Etihad Crystal Cargo upgraded its road feeder services in cooperation with Micco Logistics, one of the leading logistics companies in the UAE .

In 2004, the first full year of operation, Etihad Crystal Cargo moved almost 20,000 tons of cargo. The cargo production target for 2005 is in excess of 100,000 tons.

The roller-bed trucks, provided and operated by Micco Logistics on scheduled services linking Abu Dhabi to Sharjah, Dubai and Jebel Ali, will provide an improved trucking infrastructure to and from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Robert W. Strodel, Head of Cargo & Mail while commenting on Etihad Crystal Cargo's new road services, said: “Quality upgrading and capacity building is a continuous process. We have just introduced our fifth all-cargo destination and are continually enhancing services with the launch of new routes and aircraft."

"With Micco Logistics we have found the ideal partner to introduce a new level of quality and service in air-cargo-trucking for the Middle East," he added.

The trucks , manufactured in Germany and branded with Etihad Crystal Cargo colours will operate several times a day between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah and six days a week between Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali Free Zone.

A M Simreen, managing director of Micco Logistics, said: “Etihad Crystal Cargo shows a strong growth in cargo uplift and our aim is to fully respond to the growing demand for feeding services required by its customers. We see this agreement as the building block for a long-term strategic partnership with Etihad Crystal Cargo."

This year, the cargo services have been dramatically upgraded by the introduction of the first of a fleet of regional freighter aircraft, the A300-600F with a payload of up to 44,000kgs and the A310-300F with a payload of up to 39,000kgs.

Another Airbus A300-600F will join Etihad Crystal Cargo's fleet in August. By the end of 2006, the airline expects to add an additional four regional freighter aircraft, bringing the total fleet to six freighters.

Emirates business class has wireless internet on their direct flights from NYC to Dubai , i dont know about economy but it is wireless so im sure you can pay a fee, all i know is Etihad is NOT the frist airlien in the world, they have satellite live television on many airlines in the US and on Emirates Business/First...

oh well, its just marketing. :-)

Etihad Airways gets new chief

Dubai: Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Airways and Director-General of Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation, has announced that Robert W. Strodel will assume full responsibility as chief executive of the airline with immediate effect.
"Robert W Strodel has contributed substantially to the success Etihad has enjoyed. Robert, in his former role as head of cargo and mail, has proven his ability to lead and his broad international experience make him the candidate of choice as we continue our expansion," he said in a statement.

Of Austrian origin, Strodel worked for Luft-hansa German Airlines for many years.

He founded Lufthansa Cargo India in 1996, leading the company as managing director.

In 2001, he founded his own aviation consultancy in Germany, offering aviation consulting services.

REDUCE PRICES!!!! :-)

Etihad's cargo arm grabs 27% market share in May

Abu Dhabi:
Etihad Crystal Cargo yesterday reported a market share of 27 per cent at Abu Dhabi International Airport for May, making it the market leader for cargo services out of Abu Dhabi.

"Since operations were launched in November 2003, Etihad Crystal Cargo has continuously expanded its market share at its home base," said a statement from the airline.

In May 2004, Etihad Crystal Cargo's market share at Abu Dhabi International Airport was approximately 16 per cent according to the figures from ADAS (Abu Dhabi Airport Services). One year later, the market share has nearly doubled putting Etihad Crystal Cargo in pole position compared to other regional operators.

In 2004, the first full year of operation, Etihad Crystal Cargo moved 20.000 tons of cargo.

The cargo volume target for 2005 is in excess of 100.000 tons.

In 2005 Etihad's cargo services have been dramatically upgraded with the introduction of the first two of a fleet of regional freighter aircraft: the A300-600F with a payload of up to 44,000 kilograms and the A310-300F with a payload of up to 39,000 kg.

Etihad Airways appoints Chief Executive Officer

H.E Dr Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan, the Chairman of Etihad Airways and Director General of the Civil Aviation Department of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced that Robert W. Strodel will assume full responsibility as Chief Executive Officer of the airline with immediate effect.

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Robert W. Strodel

He said in a statement that 'Robert W Strodel has contributed substantially to the considerable success Etihad has enjoyed. Our continued growth and ambitious long term plans make the appointment of a CEO a natural development and it is testament to our strength that we have been able to make this an appointment from within. Robert in his former role as Head of Cargo and Mail has proven his ability to lead and his broad international experience make him the candidate of choice as we continue our expansion.'

Of Austrian origin, Robert W Strodel worked for Lufthansa German Airlines for many years. He founded Lufthansa Cargo India in 1996 leading the company as Managing Director. In 2001 he founded his own aviation consultancy in Germany offering global aviation consulting services.

'Our Etihad team of over 70 nationalities has achieved unprecedented success, ' said Strodel in a statement in Abu Dhabi. 'We look forward with optimism as we move to our next goal which will be marked by the arrival of our new fleet of planes built exclusively to Etihad specifications. Earning the support of our guests and clients here in the UAE and internationally is the essence of our business and we will fulfil our potential as a leading airline for the 21st century by total customer focus.'

Emirates to Launch Second Daily Non-Stop New York-Dubai Flight on November 7
Wednesday July 13, 11:06 am ET


NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Emirates, a world leader in airline luxury since its founding in 1985, will add a second daily non-stop A340-500 flight from North America to Dubai on November 7, due to the unprecedented success of the initial non-stop service between the two cities introduced in June of 2004

Operating out of the ultra-modern Terminal 4 at JFK, the new daily EK 204 outbound flight will depart at 9:10am and arrive in Dubai at 6:50am the next day. The return flight, EK 203, will depart Dubai at 1:30am every morning and land in New York at 7:10am the same day.

The world's fastest-growing intercontinental airline offers the only non- stop A340-500 service from New York (JFK) to Dubai International Airport (U.A.E.). The existing Emirates' service between the two cities, EK 202, departs daily at 11:30pm and arrives in Dubai at 8:20pm the following day. The return flight EK 201 departs Dubai at 8:00am every morning and arrives in JFK at 2:10 pm the same day.

"North America is an important market for Emirates. Our move to increase flights is a direct result of strong customer demand for Emirates' passenger and cargo services, and it signals our commitment and confidence in the growth of the market," said Nigel Page, Emirates Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, The Americas.

"With flights that depart in both the morning and the evening, Emirates will provide greater service and access for business and leisure travelers from North America to the Middle East and destinations beyond."

The non-stop service enables passengers from New York to connect in Dubai to other destinations in Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Asia Pacific and reduce layover and overall flying times.

Members of Skywards, Emirates' frequent flyer program, can earn Skywards Miles when flying in any Class between New York and Dubai. Members flying from other destinations in the US to New York to catch the Emirates flight, can earn Miles when using Skywards partner airlines, Delta or Continental Airlines.

Since its introduction in June of 2004, Emirates' A340-500 in-flight experience has been heralded throughout North America for its exceptional passenger services and amenities including 12 fully enclosed First Class suites with flat beds and sliding doors that can be opened or closed at will for privacy.

Other features include quieter cabins, revolutionary lighting to help reset body clocks and minimize jetlag, the world's most advanced in-flight entertainment, with 500-plus channels, and Room Service -- an Emirates first. Customers phone the galley to order meals, served at their seat at the time of their choice.

Business Class seats are laid out 2-2-2, putting everyone beside either an aisle or window, and adjust at the touch of a button. Emirates Economy also has been redesigned to make cabins quieter and more restful, with wider, more comfortable 2-4-2 seats and nine-inch personal video screens -- larger than in almost every other Economy class.

Etihad already has beds in Business class, ahead of Emirates and Gulf Air :D.

I thought BA was the only one which had beds, where did u get this info?

^ From skytrax, shows all the airlines with beds in business class, heaps of airlines have them, Qantas, SIA, South African, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, heaps of airlines...

This is the site http://www.flatseats.com/Reviews/A-Z-Business.htm
It even shows the airlines which are proposing to put in flat beds in Business Class.

Why is BA advertising then that they are the only ones with flat beds?

Etihad Airways to start operations to Toronto

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced today that it will commence operations to Toronto via Brussels with three direct weekly flights starting from October this year.

Etihad's guests will be able to book tickets online from the end of July 2005 at www.etihad.ae

'We are looking forward to our first trans-Atlantic flight to North America after only two years of operations. Our flight to Canada will be a launch pad for our services to the USA in summer 2006,' said Ian Ferguson Brown, Etihad's Head of Communications. 'This new operation reflects our commitment to place guests' needs at the core of our strategic development, especially with regard to destination selection criteria. Currently, there are no direct flights from the UAE to Canada, so this route new will provide our guests with greater flexibility when traveling to Europe and North America.'
The new route to Toronto via Brussels is expected to significantly enhance the link between the UAE, Europe and Canada, providing even more opportunities for business and tourism.

Bilateral trade between Canada and the UAE is expected to double this year. The Canadian Business Council (CBC) in Abu Dhabi was launched in March 2005, paving the way for even more Canadian companies to continue investing and expanding operations in the UAE, especially in the energy, environment, infrastructure, and health sectors.

The launch of this new destination supports one of Etihad's key goals of offering the people of Abu Dhabi and the UAE access to as many of the world's capitals as possible and ensuring Abu Dhabi's role as a hub between East and West, North and South. Etihad hopes to add New York as a destination in 2006.

good stuff can't wait for the them to land in toronto

Why is BA advertising then that they are the only ones with flat beds?
They advertise that they are the only airline with a true flat bed, because most airlines with beds in business class have their beds angled to the floor, so it does not count as truely flat. :)

Emirates makes travel for Sri Lankans easy

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has simplified visa procedures for Sri Lankans travelling to or transiting through Dubai by launching the Dubai Visa Processing Centre (DVPC) at its Colombo city office.

With the opening of the processing centre, Sri Lankan travellers flying on Emirates from Colombo to Dubai or points beyond can obtain a Visit Visa (60 days) or Transit Visa (96 hours) with Emirates as their sponsor. This significantly reduces the visa processing time as travellers are no longer required to locate a U.A.E based sponsor.

An electronic visa is granted to the applicants in three or less days, subject to passengers meeting the required eligibility criteria and all documentation being in order. The new centre is located at Hemas House, 75 Braybrooke Place, Colombo 2.

Emirates Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West Asia & Indian Ocean, Nabil Sultan said: "Dubai has become an increasingly popular destination for Sri Lankans who visit the emirate either on business or holiday; or as a stopover destination when travelling to America and Europe. We can now expect a larger number of Sri Lankan visitors with the Emirates assistance in visa processing."

Nabil noted: "Simplified visa procedures were first launched in India in October 2002. The overwhelming response it generated there prompted us to launch the processing centre in Sri Lanka. We hope to extend this facility to other countries within the Indian sub-continent, which we serve with 101 weekly flights."

Over the past years, Dubai has witnessed an increasing number of visitors from Sri Lanka. In 2004, 146,691 travellers from Colombo arrived at the Dubai International Airport. The total number of Sri Lankan guests at Dubai hotels registered a growth of seven per cent in 2004 vis-à-vis last year.

"The launch of the new centre is one in a series of value-added services from Emirates to ensure our passengers have a hassle-free experience", added Emirates Sri Lanka Area Manager, Tissa Bibile. "At the centre, applicants will receive guidance and counseling so that proper documentation and faster turnaround time can be guaranteed."

A.G. Faridi, Head Dubai Visa Processing Centre commented: "Travelling to Dubai - Middle East's fastest growing business and leisure hub - will definitely become easier for scores of Sri Lankans as they no longer need to locate a sponsor in the U.A.E. Also with visas being granted electronically, passengers are no longer required to queue up at the Visa Delivery Counter in Dubai International Airport upon their arrival; instead they can proceed directly to Immigration."

Operated by VFS, part of the Kuoni Travel Group, the Dubai Visa Processing Centre accepts Visit and Transit visa applications from leisure travellers, business travellers and passengers visiting relatives and friends.

Travellers can submit their visa application forms along with original documents at the centre. The information collected is processed by the centre and forwarded to Dubai Immigration authorities which take the decision whether or not to grant the visa. If the application meets the eligibility criteria, the visa is electronically uploaded on the PNR on the passenger's ticket.

The winner of more than 270 major international awards, Emirates operates 13 flights a week from Dubai to Colombo. From 1st October, the airline's schedule will be expanded to 18 services a week.

If you go to www.emirates.com and see the plane that goes from New York to Dubai Airbus A340-500 (there first class is sick) it's the best I have ever seen.

Any news on Emirates upgrading their Business and First class in the B777s/A330s?

Ettihad Airways is starting Abu-Dhabi to Toronto Service on Oct31, 2005, 3 times a week. :)

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=acP3rsFbAEIM&refer=canada

Etihad Airways will fly to Brussels

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and SN Brussels Airways announced yesterday the start of operations from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, Belgium, at a joint press conference held in the Belgian capital.

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Ian Ferguson Brown, Head of Communications at Etihad Airways and Geert Sciot, Vice President Communications, SN Brussels Airlines at the press conference held yesterday in Brussels.

Etihad will operate three direct weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels starting from October this year. With the opening of its new route to Brussels, Etihad will enter its first global code share agreement with SN Brussels Airways. For the first time the code share will open a number of important destinations in Europe.

Etihad's guests will be able to book tickets online from the end of July 2005 at www.etihad.ae

Both airlines expressed their optimism for the new route that is expected to significantly enhance the link between the UAE and Europe, as well as provide even more opportunities for business and tourism. SN Brussels Airways currently serves more than 90 destinations in Europe, the Americas and Africa. Similarly to Etihad, it is a young and a successful airline that has experienced rapid growth since it launched in 2002. Both airlines are very optimistic about their future growth and partnership prospects.

'We are very confident that our relationship with SN Brussels will further enable us to deliver truly value added services to our guests and we look forward to a long and a successful partnership,' said Kevin Steele, Etihad's Head of World Sales, 'The opening of this new route is one of several steps currently being taken to expand our global presence and it demonstrates the airline's ambitious international growth strategy. We are confident this new route and codeshare agreement will provide our guests with more flexibility and easier access to Benelux countries and Europe.'

'With the Belgian community in the UAE growing at a pace of 20% per annum, and an equally dynamic strengthening of business attention from Belgium for the Emirates, and vice versa, the establishment of a direct link between Belgium and Abu Dhabi in a co-operation between SN Brussels Airways and Etihad Airways is a very welcome development,' said H.E. Mr. Marc Van den Reeck, Belgian Ambassador to the UAE. He continued, 'I am confident it will provide yet another impetus to the exchanges in terms of trade, business and tourism, to the benefit of all and I wish the project all success. '

Philip Saunders, Executive Vice President Commercial of SN Brussels Airlines, said: 'This codeshare relationship with Etihad airways opens up new parts of the world for the customers of SN Brussels Airlines. It represents the fist service to the Gulf and to one of its most dynamic destinations. At the same time, we can also offer now non-stop services to Canada. By working together with Etihad Airways, we can provide our customers a superb in flight service on both new routes.'

Relations between Belgium and the UAE have witnessed steady growth in trade volumes over the past few years, particularly in fine jewelry and diamonds. The Belgium market is of growing importance for the UAE, especially the diamond industry. Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city and one of the world's major seaports is also an important diamond hub supplying 70% of all diamonds in the world. Brussels, home to global corporations and international organisations, is renowned for its architecture, arts and magnificent parks.

The new route Abu Dhabi - Brussels also has significant importance for Etihad Crystal Cargo. Etihad Crystal Cargo already moves a significant amount of cargo from the Eastern destinations such as India, Colombo and Thailand via Abu Dhabi to Belgium. At the moment the cargo - primarily equipment, spare parts, auto parts and tires - is shipped via air freight from Abu Dhabi to London or Frankfurt and then transported via truck to Belgium where Etihad Crystal Cargo is represented by Platinum Air Belgium. The direct link Abu Dhabi - Brussels and onwards to Canada will further boost Etihad Crystal Cargo's global infrastructure and service network, providing more flexibility to logistics customers.

Etihad opens new premium lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport

Starting from today, Etihad guests will have the added benefit of a new lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

This exclusive lounge will cater to Etihad's increasing number of Diamond and Pearl guests traveling through the airport. The facilities have been designed to enhance services, which will add comfort and satisfaction to guests' entire travel experience.

Situated on the airport's first floor, the lounge can accommodate 60 guests and features a separate ladies' section. Etihad guests will discover a welcoming environment, which offers distinct areas for conducting business, enjoying a range of audio and video entertainment or relaxing in quiet lounge areas.

'The new lounge is important to Etihad Airways in many ways,' explains Ian Ferguson Brown, Head of Communications. 'In addition to adding value in terms of enhancing a passenger's comfort, especially in the form of privacy and personal space, this new development also helps us reinforce our brand values in another dimension.'

The design of the new lounge with elegant furnishings and luxurious touches reflects Etihad's qualities of hospitality in the relaxing, fresh and modern environment catering to today's discerning travelers.

Guests can enjoy a superb selection of refreshments and hot and cold buffet dishes. Etihad's guests will soon be able to order from a wide selection of dishes offered in Diamond and Coral Zones. For on-the-go business travellers, the lounge is amply equipped with laptop connections, high-speed Internet access, and fax and telephone facilities. Lounge guests wishing to really unwind before or after a flight can also access the airport's gym and shower facilities.

A unique feature of the new lounge is the spectacular view from a window running the entire length of the lounge that looks out directly onto the aircraft readying for departure and the airport runway beyond.

'With more guests travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport, it is increasingly important that we provide them with the facilities they demand,' said Ian Ferguson Brown, Head of Communications, Etihad Airways. 'The new lounge is a natural progression in our development, and it also reflects the tremendous growth that Abu Dhabi International Airport is experiencing.'

Ahmad inaugurates enlarged Emirates travel hub in Deira

Dubai :
Emirates airline's spacious new travel hub at the Emirates Group headquarters in Deira was officially inaugurated yesterday by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group.

The new hub, which started operating in mid-April, is open Saturdays through Thursdays from 9am to 6pm.

Its 17 manned counters seven more than in the previous ticketing office are designed to service popular demand for the airline's operations worldwide.

"The new Emirates Travel Hub is in line with our philosophy of attaining service excellence at all customer touch points," Shaikh Ahmad said.

"We understand that even in this age of internet and phone bookings, many customers still prefer or enjoy face-to-face interaction, and our experienced, well-trained staff provide solutions to our passengers' complex travel requirements."

The new hub emulates its predecessors in the Airline Centre on Shaikh Zayed Road and that in Abu Dhabi.

During peak periods, customers are served by additional sales staff who provide information and make travel bookings directly from their laptops connected wirelessly to the Emirates system.

Customers can also make online bookings by accessing www.emirates.com from the internet pods available at the travel hub.

Ethihad airways are in danger of being banned from british airspace. The national airlinehas also recived top level warnings from france and germany. piolts have aparently been failing to adhear to the air traffic controlers commands at british airports, as well as those on the continent. the airline has been already been fined over 700,000 GBP in 2005 by authorities across europe, and has endangered 5 other incoming flights in the uk. the airline is now on its final warning, if it violates air traffic regulations again it will be banned.

Any news on the Dubai-Buenos Aires flight??? And is it going to be the A340-500??
One question, do argentinean citizens need visa to enter the UAE?

Yes, they need a visa.

Just flown on a B-777 out of Manchester to Dubai, really glad I flew Bus class the staff really spoiled me and with all the gadgets the flight flew by, the staff were telling me that economy class was full of screaming Indian babies, peasants and brats misbehaving. I was told that Emirates are starting a third daily flight from Manchester in October. Nice and hot here today.

Etihad to start Johannesburg flights this year

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi yesterday said it would launch direct flights from the UAE capital to Johannesburg and capitalise on the fast growing trade and tourism between the UAE and South Africa.

The UAE's national airline will fly twice a week to Johannesburg from December 3, and plans to operate daily flights by December 2006.

"Johannesburg is a fundamental destination, a gateway to several markets, as we realise that eastern and Asian markets show strong demand for a regional carrier, which can take them into the South African market for business and holiday," said Nick Howarth, Etihad's head of corporate planning and strategy.

"Under bilateral agreements, we will start two flights a week but negotiations are under way to start daily flights, which we hope can take place by the end of next year."

Johannesburg will be Etihad's 20th destination. Currently, the airline flies to 17 destinations and it will expand its network to Brussels and Toronto in October.

Trade between South Africa and the UAE has jumped from Dh1 million in 1994 to about Dh2.4 billion in 2004 and with some key economic agreements now in place, trade is poised to climb higher, said Dikang Moopeloa, South Africa's Ambassador to the UAE.

"Not only trade but tourism offers a huge potential. Through Johannesburg, several markets can be accessed on both sides, including the large South American market."

He said 40,000 South Africans spend a night in the UAE while about 450 people fly daily between the two countries. "So tourism has a bright future."

About 5,000 South Africans live in the UAE.

Trade is increasing between the Gulf and Africa and Etihad's Crystal Cargo is set to win a big part of the growing air freight.

"We have the facilities and necessary network infrastructure to expand our service offering to customers from China and the Indian subcontinent to Johannesburg and African points beyond," said Ingo Roessler, vice-president of Crystal Cargo.

Anyone know if there are going to be any Emirates or Etihad flights to the west coast of the US?

Ethihad airways are in danger of being banned from british airspace. The national airlinehas also recived top level warnings from france and germany. piolts have aparently been failing to adhear to the air traffic controlers commands at british airports, as well as those on the continent. the airline has been already been fined over 700,000 GBP in 2005 by authorities across europe, and has endangered 5 other incoming flights in the uk. the airline is now on its final warning, if it violates air traffic regulations again it will be banned.


Crazy.

What is wrong with those pilots?

i am sure emirates will expand further but i don't know abt any plans.