This month, Emirates Airline will operate 47 extra flights from Dubai to Jeddah, in a move aimed at facilitating travel for the millions of pilgrims visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Holy month of Ramadan. These additional services, starting from today until 15th October, can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa. Those wishing to travel [...]
The International Audit Organisation, BPA Worldwide, has announced the latest circulation figures for Emirates in-flight magazine Open Skies for the period of January to June 2008. The highest figure, was for the June 2008 issue with 66,045 copies, and the average qualified circulation for the period was 63,901 copies. Further increases are expected in the coming months with the recent [...]
Maktoob Research has revealed the findings of a comprehensive syndicated study on the travel industry in the UAE and KSA. The online survey, titled ‘The TravelMonitor’, canvassed the opinions of 2,457 UAE and Saudi adult residents who travel at least once a year, and covered topics ranging from travel preferences and trends, brand awareness and usage, customer satisfaction levels and [...]
Emirates has again received plaudits for its innovative inflight technology after scooping the much-coveted Skytrax 2008 Best Airline Inflight Entertainment Award for the fourth consecutive year. The airline’s ice (information, communication and entertainment) and ice Digital Widescreen systems received top honours based on a passenger survey carried out by Skytrax. From August 2007 to June 2008, more than 15 million [...]
Emirates Airline today unveiled a new landmark for London, a giant model of an Airbus A380 at the gateway to Heathrow Airport. The 45 tonne world record contender was unveiled this morning at the Emirates Roundabout by the airline’s President Tim Clark. The completion of the giant A380 replica is the culmination of an ambitious 18-month project to place the [...]
