Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates to introduce A380 to Zurich

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For those who love the A380, and also love Switzerland, good news! Emirates will be operating an A380 service between Dubai and Zürich. Emirates operate two services a day, with one rotation being upgraded. The A380 schedule looks something like this: EK087 DEPART DXB 08:25 ARRIVE ZRH 12:00 EK088 DEPART ZRH 14:35 ARRIVE DXB 23:40 Operates to 31 December 2013 as Boeing … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce A380 to Brisbane

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As Emirates continue to refine their network, more A380's seem to be serving more destinations. Their next stop seems to be at Brisbane as part of a stopover onto Auckland. The timetable looks like this: EK434 DEPART DXB 10:25 ARRIVE BNE 06:05+1 DEPART 07:50+1 ARRIVE AKL 14:15+1 EK435 DEPART AKL 18:30 ARRIVE BNE 19:15 DEPART 21:00 ARRIVE DXB 05:20+1 Effective from 1st … [Read more...]

Emirates to launch a service to Stockhom

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Emirates continues its Scandinavian expansion by serving Stockholm - It's 2nd Scandinavian destination after Copenhagen. The service between Dubai and Stockholm looks a little like this EK157 DEPART DXB 07:15 ARRIVE ARN 12:00 EK158 DEPART ARN 13:55 ARRIVE DXB 22:25 Commences: 4th September 2013 Equipment Booked: Boeing 777-300ER ina 3 class As you're all probably … [Read more...]

Emirates granted “Fifth Freedom” fights from Milan to New York

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In an interesting development, the Italian government has granted Emirates "Fifth Freedom" flying rights to operate between Milan-Malpensa and New York-JFK. The service will be a continuation of the Dubai - Milan service, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER The schedule looks a little like this: EK205 DEPART DXB 09:05 ARRIVE MXP 13:50 DEPART MXP 16:00 ARRIVE JFK … [Read more...]

Emirates to introduce fuel surcharges on awards

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It seems Emirates is joining the fuel surcharge party with awards. Fuel surcharges will apply to all awards in the Skywards scheme from 31st March 2013. You'll be able to pay the Fuel Surcharge in either cash or more Skywards miles and will form part of the taxes and surcharges. Emirates say: Until now, the surcharges have been excluded from Emirates Skywards reward … [Read more...]

Emirates introduce Skywards “Platinum”

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If you fly Emirates a lot, there here's some good news for you, as they introduce a new level of qualification to aspire to - Skywards Platinum. To get Skywards Platinum, you're going to need to do a lot of flying - 150,000 miles over a 12-13 month period (comparing to 50,000 required for Emirates Gold). If you've flown this by April 1st 2013 - you'll qualify, otherwise its … [Read more...]

Emirates adds Tokyo Haneda to its network

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For those of you who fly Emirates to Japan, yet hate the commute from Tokyo Nartia to downtown Tokyo - well there's good news - Emirates is to serve Tokyo Haneda from 3rd June 2013 Timetable as below: EK312 DEPART DXB 0935  ARRIVE HND 00:01+1 EK313 DEPART HND 01:35 ARRIVE DXB 07:05 Operates from: 03/06/2012 Booked Equipment: Boeing 777-200LR (Three Class) Emirates … [Read more...]

Qantas and Emirates Joint venture open for booking

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Last year, Qantas and Emirates announced a deep codeshare tie-up, and has been waiting for approvals from Australian Competitions and Consumer Commission (ACCC)  to commence the partnership. Interim approval has been granted by the ACCC, with full approval due for early March. For the rest of us, this means that through booking is now available on Emirates - Qantas routes … [Read more...]

Emirates upscales Dubai to Glasgow route

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Emirates is preparing to up-scale the Dubai-Glasgow route. Currently, Emirates operates two flights a day - one operated by a Airbus A340 (EK25/26), whilst the other is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (EK027/EK028). The airline is planning to up-scale the operation so that both services are operated using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 1st January 2013. For Emirates, … [Read more...]

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