Emirates
Emirates
are Islamic territories ruled by
Emirs
(q.v.).
Emirates
(
Arabic
: الإمارات
al-Imārāt
) is one of the
airlines
that fly from the
United Arab Emirates
. It was established in
1985
. Its
IATA
designator is EK. It hubs
Dubai International Airport
in
Dubai
. Emirates flies to 70 different passenger destinations (71 different airports) in
Europe
,
Africa
,
Asia
,
North America
, and
Australia
. The airline is considering flying to
Canada
and
South America
. Emirates codeshares rail service to stations in
France
with
SNCF French Rail
. Emirates codeshares rail to
Germany
on
Deutsche Bahn
's
AiRail
service. The current chairman of Emirates is
Sheikh
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
. The vice chairman and group president is
Maurice Flanagan
.
Emirates SkyCargo
is the cargo subsidiary of Emirates.
Fleet
Passenger Fleet:
Airbus
A340
A340-300
A340-500
A340-600
Boeing
777
B777-200
B777-300
B777-300ER
Airbus A330-200
The airline once operated
Boeing 727
's,
Airbus A310
's, and
Airbus A300
's. Emirates has ordered 45
Airbus A380
aircraft. It will be the third airline to receive the aircraft, after launch airline
Singapore Airlines
and then
Qantas
. 41 passenger A380s are to be purchased and 2 are to be leased from
International Lease Finance Corporation
(ILFC). 2 freighter A380s have been ordered for Emirates SkyCargo. The first A380 will be delivered to Emirates in October
2006
(ref: Airliner World, March 2005).
Passenger Destinations
(Cities in italics are future routes)
Africa
Egypt
Cairo
(
Cairo International Airport
)
Ghana
Accra
(
Kotoka International Airport
)
Kenya
Nairobi
(
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
)
Libya
Tripoli
Mauritius
Mauritius
Morocco
Casablanca
(
Mohammed V International Airport
)
Nigeria
Lagos
(
Murtala Mohammed International Airport
)
Seychelles
Seychelles
(
Seychelles International Airport
)
South Africa
Johannesburg
(
Johannesburg International Airport
)
Sudan
Khartoum
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Uganda
Entebbe
(
Entebbe International Airport
)
Asia
East Asia
People's Republic of China
Hong Kong
(
Hong Kong International Airport
)
Shanghai
(
Pu Dong International Airport
)
Japan
Osaka
(
Kansai International Airport
)
South Korea
Seoul
(
Incheon International Airport
, starting
1 May
2005
)
Southwest Asia
Bahrain
Manama
(
Bahrain International Airport
)
Iran
Tehran
(
Imam Khomeini International Airport
)
Jordan
Amman
(
Queen Alia International Airport
)
Kuwait
Kuwait City
(
Kuwait International Airport
)
Lebanon
Beirut
(
Beirut International Airport
)
Oman
Muscat
(
Seeb International Airport
)
Qatar
Doha
(
Doha International Airport
)
Saudi Arabia
Dammam
/
Dhahran
(
King Fahd Dhahran Air Terminal
)
Jeddah
(
King Abdulaziz International Airport
)
Riyadh
(
King Khalid International Airport
)
Syria
Damascus
(
Damascus International Airport
)
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
(
Abu Dhabi International Airport
)
Dubai
(
Dubai International Airport
, hub)
Yemen
Sanaa
South Asia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
(
Zia International Airport
)
India
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
(
Chennai International Airport
)
Delhi
(
Indira Gandhi International Airport
)
Hyderabad
,
Andhra Pradesh
Kochi
,
Kerala
Mumbai
,
Maharashtra
(
Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport
)
Pakistan
Islamabad
(
Islamabad International Airport
)
Karachi
,
Sindh
(
Quaid-e-Azam International Airport
)
Lahore
,
Punjab
(
Allama Iqbal International Airport
)
Peshawar
,
North West Frontier Province
Maldives
Mal
(
Male International Airport
)
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Jakarta
,
Java
(
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
)
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
(
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
)
Philippines
Manila
(
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
)
Singapore
Singapore
(
Singapore Changi Airport
)
Thailand
Bangkok
(
Bangkok International Airport
)
Europe
Austria
Vienna
(
Vienna International Airport
)
Cyprus
Larnaca
France
Nice
(
Cte d' Azur International Airport
)
Paris
(
Charles de Gaulle International Airport
)
Germany
Dsseldorf
(
Dsseldorf International Airport
)
Frankfurt am Main
(
Frankfurt International Airport
)
Hamburg
(
Hamburg Airport
, starting
30 October
2005)
Munich
(
Munich International Airport
)
Greece
Athens
(
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
)
Italy
Milan
(
Malpensa International Airport
)
Rome
(
Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport
)
Malta
Malta
Russia
Moscow
(
Domodedovo International Airport
)
Switzerland
Geneva
(
Cointrin International Airport
, starting
1 December
2005)
Zrich
(
Zrich International Airport
)
Turkey
Istanbul
(
Ataturk International Airport
)
United Kingdom
Birmingham
,
England
(
Birmingham, UK International Airport
)
Glasgow
,
Scotland
(
Glasgow International Airport
)
London
,
England
(
Heathrow Airport
and
Gatwick Airport
)
Manchester
,
England
,
United Kingdom
(
Manchester International Airport
)
North America
United States
New York City
,
New York
(
John F. Kennedy International Airport
)
Oceania
Australia
Brisbane
,
Queensland
(
Brisbane International Airport
)
Melbourne
,
Victoria
(
Melbourne Airport
)
Perth
,
Western Australia
(
Perth Airport
)
Sydney
,
New South Wales
(
Kingsford Smith International Airport
)
New Zealand
Auckland
(
Auckland International Airport
)
Christchurch
(
Christchurch International Airport
)
Other facts of interest
Emirates is the title sponsor of the
Dubai World Cup
thoroughbred horse race
and was a major sponsor of the
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
.
United States
astronaut
Buzz Aldrin
and former U.S.
Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright
were passengers on the airline's first flight from Dubai to New York City.
Emirates is the main sponsor behind the
America's Cup
challenge team
Emirates Team New Zealand
, made from the remnants of
Team New Zealand
who won the cup in 1996, and defended in 2000 before losing it in 2003.
Emirates is currently main sponsor of
Chelsea F.C.
, and will become main sponsor of
Arsenal F.C.
from the
2005/2006 English football season
. See also
Emirates Stadium
.
Emirates also holds the sponsorship rights for
cricket umpires
and
association football referees
.
External links
Emirates
The Emirates Group
Emirates Skycargo
The picture of the Emirates A345 was taken by Dennis Lau, and taken with permission from
Airliners.net
.
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