Emirates
Emirates are Islamic territories ruled by Emirs (q.v.).
 Emirates A340-500 at London Gatwick Airport
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Emirates (Arabic:الإمارات) 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, United Arab Emirates.
Emirates flies to 56 different passenger destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The airline plans to introduce service to 3 more destinations, including service to the United States on 1 June 2004. 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.
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2 Passenger Destinations 3 SkyCargo Destinations 4 Other facts of interest 5 External links |
Fleet
Passenger Fleet:
Freighter (Skycargo) Fleet:
The airline once operated Boeing 727's, Airbus A310's, and Airbus A300's.
Emirates A380-800, a future fleet type
Passenger Destinations
(Cities in italics are future routes)Africa
Asia
East Asia
Southwest Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
SkyCargo Destinations
Asia
East Asia
Southwest Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
North America
Other facts of interest
External links
The picture of the Emirates A345 was taken by Dennis Lau, and taken with permission from Airliners.net.
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