Cheap flights on Emirates
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Based
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and owned by the Dubai government,
operating services to the Middle East, North America, the Asia Pacific
region, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, and Europe. Emirates began its
operations in October 1985 and is one of the fastest growing airlines
in the world as well as one of the best and most acclaimed. In its
relatively short history the airline has managed to secure well over
250 international awards for its excellence in a range of fields
including: Skytrax Airline of the Year 2001 and 2002, 'Best Airline in
the Middle East', 'Best Regional Airline' and 'Airline with the Best
Cabin Crew' from the Business Traveller Middle East 2003, Skytrax
'Airport Lounge of the Year' 2003, and in the same year also awarded by
Skytrax: 'Best Airline - Middle East', 'Best Economy Class', and the
Silver award for 'Best Overall'. At the Air Transport World 29th Annual
Airline Achievement Awards, Emirates picked up 'Passenger Service
Airline of the Year'. Emirates airlines employs over 16,000 staff.
At the forefront is their cabin crew. Employed from over 95 countries
from a diverse background of cultures and languages, all Emirates cabin
crew are multilingual, well trained, professional, and friendly.
Destinations
Emirates flights
will take you to most major cities, places such as Alexandria, Cairo, Nairobi,
Mauritius, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Osaka, Seoul, Tehran, Amman, Kuwait City, Beirut, Muscat, Doha,
Damascus, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dhaka, Delhi, Mumbai, Islamabad, Karachi,
Malé, Jakarta , Java, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Bangkok, Vienna, Larnaca, Nice, Paris, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich,
Cologne / Bonn, Athens, Milan, Rome, Moscow, Geneva, Zürich, Istanbul,
Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester, New York City, Brisbane,
Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Auckland and Christchurch.
Entertainment
On
board every Emirates aircraft you will find personal entertainment
systems across all classes. Once you start you will wish your journey
lasted longer. Let Emirates entertain you with 15 video channels,
containing 14 new movies, 3 classic films, up to 50 in-flight games, 6
audio channels providing music from around the world as well as
interviews, comedies and audio books. and a variety of specially
selected TV programmes, On Emirates B777 and A330 aircraft, passengers
are provided with up to 18 TV channels and 22 audio channels. Those
travelling in First or Business Class are offered our film library,
with up to 50 titles ensuring there is always something to suit your
tastes on your in-seat personal video player.
Skywards
An exclusive frequent flyers club with Emirates and Sri Lankan Airlines,
Skywards is designed to offer you benefits beyond what you would
normally expect, whether it is for business or pleasure, you accumulate
Skywards Miles towards a variety of rewards such as upgrades, free
flights and other benefits with Emirates, Sri Lankan or our partners.
There are three tiers of membership - Skywards Blue, Skywards Silver
and Skywards Gold - each offering a greater level of recognition,
privilege and reward. Skywards members have the opportunity to progress
to the other tiers the more frequently they fly with Emirates and Sri
Lankan. Skywards members can enjoy dedicated personal attention and
benefits, more choices, preferred priority seating, chauffeured
transport and help in organising Dubai stopovers.
For those aged
between 2 and 16 years and fly frequently, Emirates has Skywards
Skysurfers. Membership benefits include ensuring a window seat.