subject: Emirates Airlines - The Best In Service And Fares [print this page] Established in 1985, Emirates Airlines started its flight operations in October in the same year. Its main hub is at the Dubai International Airport in the UAE, which is also the airlines base. Its headquarters is in Garhoud in Dubai. It is a subsidiary of the Emirates Group and the Government of Dubai owns this airline completely.
The air carrier is the largest of all other airlines in the Middle East when taken into account its revenues, fleet size and number of passengers carried each year. With a fleet size of 180 aircraft, the airline provides flight services to 174 destinations from Terminal 3 of its main hub. And no wonder, it handles about 2,500 flights per week and offers flight service to 74 countries, which include India, Australia, The United States of America, New Zealand, China, Thailand, UK and Sri Lanka.
Emirates Air operates four nonstop flights to Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. These are four of the top ten longest commercial flights of the world. The airlines fleet includes both Boeing and Airbus aircraft. It has won several awards for its fleet purchasing capacity in 2007 when it purchased 130 aircraft, and it has presently placed orders for 90 Airbus A380 planes.
In 2011, the airline won the title of the Airline of the year organized by Air Transport World. It won the award due to its notable safety standards, high level of customer satisfaction and consistent performance for the last 22 years. Emirates Sky Cargo is the freight division and it has dedicated 10 aircraft for this sole purpose and has placed orders for 13 more aircraft to add to the cargo section.
Having code-sharing agreements with several airlines such as Air India, Air Malta, Thai Airways International, Philippine Airlines and 7 others, Emirates provide the best services on the ground and in the air. Passengers can opt to travel in any of its three cabin classes: First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. All the First Class and Business Class passengers can utilize the Emirates Lounges for relaxing. The travelers can also make use of the lounges if they are the Gold or the Silver members of the frequent flyer program, Skywards.
The three tiers of the frequent flyer program are Blue, Silver and Gold. In selected cities, the First and Business Class passengers can take advantage of the complimentary chauffeur-driven vehicles for airport transfers.
The airline has shown a tremendous growth since the time of its inception and continues to develop in terms of both its fleet size and profits. Emirates Airlines has constructed a powerful brand name for itself. It continues to keep up that well-established image due to its consistency in performance and excellent service.
