Emirates to resume services to Erbil

Emirates will restart passenger flights to Erbil from 16th November 2014. Emirates will resume with two weekly flights to Erbil, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a 3-class configuration. This will increase to four weekly flights from 4 December 2014. “We have been closely monitoring the situation in Iraq and after a thorough review of … Read more

Emirates to increase New York service

Emirates has announced it is to launch a fourth daily service from its home and hub, Dubai International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York commencing 8th March 2015. The new service, EK 207 will depart Dubai at 14:50 hours and arrive in JFK at 20:35 hours. The return flight, EK 208 … Read more

Etihad Cargo adds third 747 Freighter from Atlas Air

Etihad Cargo has expanded its fleet of freighter aircraft with the placement of a third Boeing 747 freighter from Atlas as part of a multi-year Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) agreement.  The 747-400 freighter is the third aircraft to be operated by Atlas Air on behalf of Etihad Cargo, and complements existing lease agreements previously … Read more

Etihad to strengthen India network

Etihad Airways has announced that Mumbai and New Delhi will become its first destinations in India to be served with triple-daily flights, strengthening its offering with Jet Airways into and out of the country. Both cities will be upgraded from their current double-daily frequencies, with the third daily flight to Mumbai starting on 15 February … Read more

flydubai lands in Mumbai

Dubai-based flydubai today celebrated the arrival of its inaugural service to Mumbai. The route will further strengthen the relationship between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while offering passengers greater choice and flexibility. Today’s announcement brings the number of cities the airline serves in India to seven and the number of weekly flights to … Read more

Boeing delivers Emirates’ 100th 777-300ER

Boeing and Emirates Airline are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s 100th 777-300ER (Extended Range), marking another milestone in a partnership that began over two decades ago when the Dubai-based airline ordered its first 777. With this delivery, Emirates will have 142 777s in operation and is the only airline in the world to operate all the … Read more

Gulf Air’s maiden flight to Moscow takes-off

Gulf Air today launched its four weekly direct services to the Russian capital city of Moscow.  The launch of this new route is one of the outcomes of the visit of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Russian capital Moscow and the preceding visit of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin … Read more

Emirates opens new route to Budapest

Emirates has launched a daily non-stop service to Budapest, marking its first entry into Hungary. Emirates’ daily flight to Budapest is operated with a wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a two-class configuration. The inaugural flight today was welcomed by Jost Lammers, Chief Executive Officer, Budapest Airport, along with partners from the travel trade and local … Read more