EMIRATES IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST AIRLINES. NO IFS, BUTS OR MAYBES.
I have flown Emirates many times and can swear on my imperial ancestors's souls in Forbidden City and elsewhere Emirates is among the Top 2 Best Airlines.
From nowhere in the sands of the desert, Emirates has taken off and due to professionals running the airline and not the owner's son or mistress, it has grown into a global behemoth.
Emirates is owned by the Dubai Government aka the Maktoum royal family. Wisely the day to day running are entrusted to the English and Europeans who know what they are doing and not some favoured camel herder so Emirates is one superlative airline. From its hub in Dubai, Emirates flies 2,500 times a week to 125 cities to 74 countries in 6 continents which is something Malaysia Airlines sadly cannot claim.
Miraculously its fares are low despite all the glam perks and prestige. Dubai Airport is so loaded with great bargains many Malaysians purposely make a stopover enroute to Europe (even if they can fly direct) to take advantage of such offers.
Emirates to Strengthen Links
between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur
Airline to increase flight frequency
to 26 times a week
Emirates Airline, one of the world’s fastest growing
airlines, will further strengthen ties between Malaysia and the UAE when it
increases its flight frequency between the two countries, offering more options
and excellent connectivity to its passengers flying from KL to Dubai and
beyond.
Beginning 3rd December 2012, the airline
will increase the number of flights on the Dubai-Kuala Lumpur route from three
times daily currently to 25 times a week, increasing to 26 times a week from 1st
February 2013, adding an extra 2,370 seats per week between Dubai and Kuala
Lumpur.
According to Kavin Martinus, Country Manager for
Emirates in Malaysia, this increase in frequency follows strong and increasing demand for
flights from passengers. He said, “In recent years, Malaysia has grown to
become a leading destination for business and leisure travellers from the
Middle East and Europe. We are also seeing a healthy growth of the outbound
tourism market as Malaysians increasingly embark on overseas holidays. This
increase in flight frequency will be able to provide inbound and outbound
passengers with more options of departure times to suit their travelling needs.
They will now have even more convenient access to numerous Emirates'
destinations around the world while enjoying the ultimate travel experience.”
Emirates will introduce an extra four flights a week
to Kuala Lumpur from Dubai starting 3rd December on a Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday with the flight on a Wednesday beginning on 6th
February 2013.
The new service EK344, operated by an Airbus A330-200,
will depart Dubai at 9.45pm (local time) and arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 8.50am
the following day. The return flight, EK345 departs Kuala Lumpur at 11.00am
arriving in Dubai at 2.30pm.
The increased capacity between the two hubs will not
only boost inbound and outbound tourism, it will also fortify the already
strong trade ties that UAE and Malaysia currently enjoy.
The UAE is Malaysia’s largest trade partner in West
Asia region. Malaysia’s trade with the UAE in 2011 stood at USD7.1 billion out
of which Malaysia exported goods worth USD4.3 billion. Major exports included
electrical and electronic goods, jewellery, vegetable oil, furniture, computer parts
and building materials.
Cargo will also receive an impetus, with an extra 85
tonnes per week, per direction on the Dubai-Kuala Lumpur service.
Kavin Martinus added, “The announcement cements
Malaysia’s position as one of the key markets for the airline in the region
with the Dubai-Kuala Lumpur route having undergone two frequency increases
within the last three years.”
In 2009, the airline increased its flight frequency to
14 flights weekly. A year later, it increased the number of flights to 21
weekly flights and also inaugurated its Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne non-stop
service, offering a daily connection between the two cities.
In January this year, Emirates created aviation
history when it commenced its flagship Airbus A380 flight into KLIA, becoming
the first airline to operate a scheduled A380 flight into the country.
Emirates began services to Kuala Lumpur in 1996, and
today continue to offer its passengers the best on-board product, including the
award-winning ‘ice’, the industry’s most sophisticated video and audio system,
offering 1,400 channels of on-demand entertainment - the largest selection of
programming in the sky.
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About
Emirates and Malaysia
Emirates
(www.emirates.com/my), one of the fastest growing international airlines,
connects Kuala Lumpur to its Dubai hub with 21 weekly flights, while it also
operates a daily non-stop service to Melbourne. Serving 125 destinations in 74
countries, the airline reported a net profit of US$409 million for the 2011/12
fiscal year. Emirates operates 186 wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft
including the world’s largest fleet of A380s and has orders for an additional 216
aircraft, worth more than US$ 62 billion. Emirates’ partnership with Malaysia
began in October 1996 when it launched flights to Kuala Lumpur and it
stimulates trade between the country and points across its network by carrying
more than 200 tonnes of cargo each week in the belly-hold of passenger
aircraft. Emirates also marked a historical milestone in Malaysia in January
1st, 2012 by becoming the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380
service. Emirates has also been the Official Airline of the Maybank Malaysian
Open, a prestigious golfing event, for seven consecutive years.
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