Emirates Airline offers special Eid packages

October 8th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Dubai-based Emirates Airline is planning to expand its Kerala operations by adding nine more services per week by Dec 1, a senior official said here. The airline's weekly operations out of the state will go up to 37 from 28 now, Asha Subramanian, sales manager of Emirates in South Kerala, told reporters here.

October 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Flying to the Arabian Gulf during Diwali or Christmas? You can do it for as low as Rs.3,037 ($60) per head with Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier. "We are happy to unveil the lowest fares for this region.

August 31st, 2009 Emirates sees return of New York A380 flightsNEW YORK — The top executive at Dubai-based Emirates airline said Monday that he expects that the carrier's Airbus 380 flights will return to New York in the first six months of 2010, because passenger demand should be recovering by then. The airline started New York service with the double-deck aircraft in April of last year, but pulled it two months later and replaced it with the smaller Boeing 777.

July 30th, 2009 Boeing delivers 78th 777 to EmiratesEVERETT, Wash. — Plane maker Boeing Co.

July 30th, 2009 DUBAI - The Emirates Airline, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has become the world's largest operator of Boeing 777 planes with the arrival of its 78th aircraft of 777-300ER series configured for long distance journeys, WAM news agency reported Thursday. Emirates, which still awaits the delivery of another 28 Boeing 777s, is also the only airline to operate every model of the 777 family that include Boeing 777-200s, -200ERs, -200LRs, -300s, -300ERs and freighters.

July 24th, 2009 DUBAI - Emirates Airline, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), plans to increase its flights to Angola and South Africa later this year and will organise promotional activities in both the countries ahead of the launch, the WAM news agency reported. Flights to the South African city of Durban will start Oct 1, while new services to the Angolan capital of Luanda will begin Oct 25, the airline said in a statement Thursday.

July 16th, 2009 DUBAI - An Emirates' super-jumbo double-decker is to make its maiden flight from Dubai to Birmingham in September. The plane will have the world's first on board shower spas, the WAM news agency reported Thursday.

July 13th, 2009 DUBAI - The next edition of the Dubai Airshow, considered as the fastest growing airshow in the world, will feature some top brands in the aerospace industry this time, the organisers have said. Airbus with the EADS group will join the Dubai-based international airline Emirates during the biennial show, for which a new exhibition area has been developed to accommodate the unprecedented number of participants and visitors, WAM news agency reported.

June 23rd, 2009 GM to cut 4,000 more white-collar jobs by year endDETROIT — About 4,000 more salaried workers at General Motors Corp. will lose their jobs by the end of the year as the automaker continues to downsize.

June 9th, 2009 Emirates airline confident of staying profitableKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The head of Emirates said Tuesday the airline has no plans to cancel the 160 new planes it has ordered — including 58 Airbus A380 superjumbos — despite the global travel slump. President Tim Clark said the Arab world's biggest carrier is confident of staying profitable for the year through next March, even after its net profit last fiscal year tumbled 72 percent.

May 22nd, 2009 NICOSIA - The Emirates Group, Dubai's airline and holiday group, announced on Thursday that its net profit for the year ending March 31 stood at 406 million dollars, representing a 72 percent drop from 1.45 billion dollars during the same period last year. Middle East's largest airline, however, continues to be one of the best performers in the airline industry globally which last year, due to the recession, lost some eight billion dollars, according to the International Air Transport Association.

April 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gulf carrier Emirates Airline Monday unveiled a special offer for its passengers flying via Dubai - a free stay at a luxury hotel in the emirate. All first and business class bookings, made for travel on Emirates between May 15 and September 15, will be eligible to receive free accommodation, including breakfast, at the Address Downtown Burj Dubai, a luxury hotel situated next to Dubai Mall, the company said in a statement.

April 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sharjah-based budget airline Air Arabia Monday announced lucrative packages for its Indian passengers to travel to Greece, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf region this summer. Apart from the new competitive return fare of Rs.10,973 between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the airline is also offering discounts for its Indian passengers on their hotel stay in the Gulf country and other perks like car assistance, free baggage up to 30 kg and sightseeing tours.

April 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - Cathay Pacific has been honoured with the title of the world's best airline at the annual Skytrax awards. The Hong Kong based airline has beaten world's most renowned passenger aircrafts to grab the top position for the third time in the last 10 years.

January 28th, 2009 BANGALORE - Air Arabia Thursday announced new fares for its Bangalore -Sharjah route, starting from Rs.1,340, exclusive of taxes. Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier of the United Arab Emirates, launched services from Sharjah to Bangalore in October 2007 and has recorded an average seat factor of 82 percent, the airline's commercial department head A.K.