Emirates - Definition and Overview

Emirates are Islamic territories ruled by Emirs (q.v.).

Emirates Boeing 777

Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-Imārāt) 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.

Emirates flies to 70 different passenger destinations (71 different airports) in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and Australia. 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.

Fleet

Passenger Fleet:

• Airbus A340
  • A340-300
  • A340-500
  • A340-600
• Boeing 777
  • B777-200
  • B777-300
• Airbus A330-200
• Airbus A380 (Future aircraft)

Emirates A340-500 at London Gatwick Airport, taken by Dennis Lau

Freighter (Skycargo) Fleet:

• Airbus A340-500
• Airbus A330-200
• Boeing 777
  • B777-200
  • B777-300
• Boeing 747
  • B747-200F
  • B747-400F

The airline once operated Boeing 727's, Airbus A310's, and Airbus A300's.

Passenger Destinations

(Cities in italics are future routes)

Emirates A380-800, a future fleet type

Africa

• Egypt
  • Cairo (Cairo International Airport)
• Ghana
  • Accra (Kotoka International Airport)
• Kenya
  • Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
• Libya
  • Tripoli
• Mauritius
  • Mauritius
• Morocco
  • Casablanca (Mohammed V International Airport)
• Nigeria
  • Lagos (Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport)
• Seychelles
  • Seychelles
• South Africa
  • Johannesburg (Johannesburg International Airport)
• Sudan
  • Khartoum
• Tanzania
  • Dar es Salaam
• Uganda
  • Entebbe

Asia

East Asia

• People's Republic of China
  • Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
  • Shanghai (Pu Dong International Airport)
• Japan
  • Osaka, Osaka Prefecture (Kansai International Airport)
• South Korea
  • Seoul (Incheon International Airport, starting 1 May 2005)

Southwest Asia

• Bahrain
  • Manama (Bahrain International Airport)
• Iran
  • Tehran
• Jordan
  • Amman
• Kuwait
  • Kuwait City
• Lebanon
  • Beirut (Beirut International Airport)
• Oman
  • Muscat
• Qatar
  • Doha (Doha International Airport)
• Saudi Arabia
  • Dammam/Dhahran (King Fahd Dhahran Air Terminal)
  • Jeddah
  • Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport)
• Syria
  • Damascus
• United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)
  • Dubai (Dubai International Airport, hub)
• Yemen
  • Sanaa

South Asia

• Bangladesh
  • Dhaka (Zia International Airport)
• India
  • Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Chennai International Airport)
  • Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
  • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
  • Kochi, Kerala
  • Mumbai, Maharashtra (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
• Pakistan
  • Islamabad (Islamabad International Airport)
  • Karachi, Sindh (Quaid e Azam International Airport, Malir)
  • Lahore, Punjab (Allama Iqbal International Airport)
  • Peshawar, North West Frontier Province
• Maldives
  • Malé
• Sri Lanka
  • Colombo

Southeast Asia

• Indonesia
  • Jakarta, Java (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport)
• Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
• Philippines
  • Manila, Luzon (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)
• Singapore
  • Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)
• Thailand
  • Bangkok (Don Muang International Airport)

Europe

• Austria
  • Vienna (Vienna International Airport)
• Cyprus
  • Larnaca
• France
  • Nice (Côte d' Azur International Airport)
  • Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
• Germany
  • Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf International Airport)
  • Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt International Airport)
  • Hamburg (Hamburg International Airport, starting 30 October 2005)
  • Munich (Franz Josef Strauß International Airport)
• Greece
  • Athens (Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport)
• Italy
  • Milan (Malpensa International Airport)
  • Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport)
• Malta
  • Malta
• Russia
  • Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport)
• Switzerland
  • Geneva (Cointrin International Airport, starting 1 December 2005)
  • Zürich (Zürich International Airport)
• Turkey
  • Istanbul (Ataturk International Airport)
• United Kingdom
  • Birmingham, England (Birmingham, UK International Airport)
  • Glasgow, Scotland (Glasgow International Airport)
  • London, England (Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport)
  • Manchester, England, United Kingdom (Manchester International Airport)

North America

• United States
  • New York City, New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

Oceania

• Australia
  • Brisbane, Queensland (Brisbane International Airport)
  • Melbourne, Victoria (Melbourne Airport)
  • Perth, Western Australia (Perth Airport)
  • Sydney, New South Wales (Kingsford Smith International Airport)
• New Zealand
  • Auckland (Auckland International Airport)
  • Christchurch (Christchurch International Airport)

SkyCargo Destinations

Africa

• Kenya
  • Nairobi
• South Africa
  • Johannesburg

Asia

East Asia

• China
  • People's Republic of China
    • Mainland China
      • Dalian
      • Shanghai
    • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
    • Taipei

Southwest Asia

• Jordan
  • Amman
• Kuwait
  • Kuwait City
• United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai (hub)

South Asia

• Bangladesh
  • Dhaka
• India
  • Bangalore
  • Chennai
  • Mumbai

Southeast Asia

• Singapore
  • Singapore
• Thailand
  • Bangkok

Europe

• Belgium
  • Liège
• Germany
  • Düsseldorf
  • Frankfurt am Main
• Hungary
  • Budapest
• Italy
  • Milan
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam
• Sweden
  • Gothenburg
• Turkey
  • Istanbul

North America

• United States
  • New York, New York

Other facts of interest

• Emirates is the title sponsor of the Dubai World Cup and was a major sponsor of the 2003 women soccer World Cup
• United States astronaut Buzz Aldrin and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright were passengers on the airline's first flight from Dubai to New York City.
• Emirates is the main sponsor behind the America's Cup challenge team Emirates Team New Zealand, made from the remnants of Team New Zealand who won the cup in 1996, and defended in 2000 before losing it in 2003.
• Emirates is currently main sponsor of Chelsea F.C., and will become main sponsor of Arsenal F.C. from the 2005 / 2006 English football season. See also Emirates Stadium.
• Emirates also holds the sponsorship rights for cricket umpires and association football referees.

External links

• http://www.emirates.com
• http://www.ekgroup.com (The Emirates Group)
• http://www.sky-cargo.com (Emirates Skycargo)

The picture of the Emirates A345 was taken by Dennis Lau, and taken with permission from Airliners.net.