Articles Tagged ‘Emirates’
airBaltic and Emirates announce codeshare agreement
Emirates and airBaltic are starting codeshare cooperation that will open new, seamless travel opportunities. airBaltic customers will benefit from convenient access to Emirates’ worldwide network via its hub in Dubai. Emirates passengers will have more possibilities to travel to the Baltic sea region.
Emirates to restart daily London Gatwick service in December
Emirates will restart flights to London Gatwick from 10 December, responding to the easing of international travel restrictions and an upsurge in passenger demand for winter sun. The airline will resume services to its second London gateway with a daily flight operated by a B777.
Emirates resumes services to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and St Petersburg
Emirates restarted services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 11 September, while St Petersburg services will restart from 8 October. The resumptions build on Emirates’ growing global footprint, the continued lifting of entry restrictions, and demand recovery across the airline’s network.
Emirates’ flagship A380 returns to Manchester on 11-year anniversary
Emirates’ has resumed A380 services to Manchester Airport, with the aircraft reintroduced in response to growing passenger demand. The resumption coincides with the 11th anniversary of the Emirates A380 serving Manchester. By October, the daily A380 service will increase to double-daily.
Emirates to restart flights to Newcastle in October as it scales up UK operations
Emirates will restart flights to Newcastle Airport from 15 October, responding to the easing of international entry protocols and an upsurge in passenger demand. The airline will resume services with four weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays), all operated by B777 aircraft.
Dubai to Heathrow now world’s top international market
Dubai to Heathrow now #1 by seats – it wasn’t even in the top-10 last winter. There has been huge change, with nine of the top-10 now different.
Doha to Dubai had 39 departures on this day in 2017
Doha – Dubai is highly interesting from numerous widebodies, high frequency, very short length, and because so many are surprised there’s such service.
Abu Dhabi interview: 40 routes identified for Wizz Air in first four years
We speak with Khalil Lamrabet, SVP of Aviation Development at Abu Dhabi Airports, with a focus on the airport’s two new home-based LCCs.
Emirates resumes Lusaka; we examine connectivity over Dubai + carrier’s Africa growth
Emirates’ Lusaka route saw 76% of pax connect over Dubai last year; we see where and why. Africa had 11% of the MEB3’s seats, with Emirates by far the #1 non-African airline.
Tel Aviv – Dubai coming? Israel – UAE reach peace agreement; we explore opportunities
As Israel – UAE announce peace deal, we see that over 1.9 million flew between Tel Aviv and Africa (East/Southern), Asia, and Australasia last year, with UAE hubs offering more choice and often shorter routings.
Pakistan’s international seats +68% since 2010; domestic seats/population lower than Bangladesh
Pakistan is an enormous country and could be a future aviation paradise. We see what’s been happening, noting that it is very underexploited domestically.
flydubai + Emirates “almost a merger”; 33 routes overlap with brother, lowest since 2013
We look at the network overlap between flydubai and Emirates, with Kuwait the #1 by total seats, and see what new destinations flydubai would bring.