In October 2008, Emirates Airline moved all operations at Dubai International Airport to Terminal 3.
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50 Facts About Emirates Airline
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Emirates Airline is the world's largest Boeing 777 operator with 134 aircraft in service.
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Emirates Airline has diversified into related industries and sectors, including airport services, engineering, catering, and tour operator operations.
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Emirates Airline has seven subsidiaries and its parent company has more than 50.
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Emirates Airline provides its employees with benefits such as comprehensive health plans and paid maternity and sick leave.
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Emirates Airline was the third-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, and the largest in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometers flown.
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Emirates Airline introduced a new design in August 2008 for its 16,000 uniformed staff, designed by Simon Jersey.
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In 2022, Emirates Airline launched two commercials featuring a "flight attendant" standing on the spire of the Burj Khalifa.
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From 2011 until 2022, Emirates Airline sponsored the Emirates Airline Air Line cable car over the River Thames in East London.
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Since 2015, Emirates Airline has sponsored the England-based Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, on the south coast.
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Emirates Airline has become an official partner of the International Cricket Council till date.
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Emirates Airline were the major sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers the teams of Indian Premier League, the largest domestic cricket tournament in the world.
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Emirates Airline was a sponsor of FIFA and the FIFA World Cup, but stopped its sponsorship in early 2015 because of allegations of corruption and bribery within FIFA, as well as FIFA's questionable decision to award the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar.
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Since 2014, Emirates Airline has been the sponsor of Super League Rugby League team, the Warrington Wolves.
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Since 2015, Emirates Airline has been the sponsor of Super Rugby South African team the Lions, as well as having the naming rights of the team and Ellis Park rugby stadium.
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Emirates Airline is the sponsor for the World Rugby panel of international referees.
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Emirates Airline is one of the main sponsors of the Australian and the French Opens at the start of the 2021 season after returning from the first signed the contract in 2016.
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Emirates Airline is the major sponsor of the Emirates Airline Team New Zealand, winners of the 35th America's Cup in sailing.
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Emirates Airline was a sponsor of the British Formula One team McLaren in the 2006 season.
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Emirates Airline has been a main sponsors of the Japanese and the Brazilian grands prix since 2016.
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Since the 2012 season, Emirates Airline has sponsored the US Open Series, a six-week summer tennis season leading up to the US Open.
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Since the 2016 season, Emirates is the official airline of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.
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Since 2017, Emirates Airline has been the sponsor of the UAE Team Emirates Airline, which is a UCI World Tour Cycling Team.
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In May 2015, Emirates Airline operated over 3,000 flights every week across its network of over 150 destinations in over 70 countries across six continents from its hub in Dubai.
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Emirates Airline Executive was launched in 2013 for corporate and private charters.
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Emirates Airline operates the largest fleet of both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft in the world, with one A319 as an executive jet.
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Emirates Airline has had no narrow-body aircraft in its mainline fleet since 1995.
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Emirates Airline received the final A380 built by Airbus on December 16,2021.
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Former livery of Emirates Airline was similar to the current one, except that the company name "Emirates Airline" was written in a different font; it was relatively smaller, located on the top of the windows; and it was followed by the company name in Arabic.
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Emirates Airline has introduced a new seat in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, which features a new zero-gravity position.
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Currently, only six Airbus A380 aircraft in Emirates Airline' fleet have a premium economy class; the cabin is set to be introduced alongside the delivery of Emirates Airline' first Boeing 777X.
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Emirates Airline offers special meal options, in all classes, based on age, dietary restrictions and preference, and religious observance.
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In June 2018, Emirates Airline signed a $40 million joint venture with Oakland, California-based Crop One Holdings, to build and maintain the world's largest hydroponic growing facility.
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In 2012, Emirates Airline introduced larger high-definition IFE screens in all classes.
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In July 2007, Emirates Airline introduced ICE Digital Widescreen, an updated version of ICE.
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In 2015, Emirates Airline upgraded its ICE system to the new eX3 system, which includes new upgrades that improved passenger experience, such as handset with more controls, larger screens, new sockets, some 3,500 channels of movies, TV shows, music, and games, on demand and in multiple languages, new ICE features, such as a Voyager app, Bluetooth audio, and personal video playback.
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All Emirates Airline flights are now operated exclusively from Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport.
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In Dubai, Emirates Airline uses the new BMW 5 Series Touring car for business-class passengers, and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan for first-class passengers.
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Emirates Airline Skywards is the frequent-flyer program of Emirates Airline launched in 2000.
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Emirates Airline Skywards has partnered with Starwood Preferred Guest to bring its members Your World Rewards.
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From 28 August 2016, Emirates Airline Skywards enabled its members to use miles or a combination of cash and miles to pay for an EK published fare as a form of payment.
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Some carriers, notably Air France and Qantas, have accused Emirates of receiving hidden state subsidies and of maintaining too cozy a relationship with Dubai's airport authority and its aviation authority, both of which are wholly state-owned entities that share the same government owner with the airline.
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Qantas' chairman claimed that Emirates Airline can reduce its borrowing costs below market rates by taking advantage of its government shareholders' sovereign borrower status.
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In May 2010, Emirates Airline executives refuted claims that the carrier does not pay taxes and receives substantial financial assistance from the Dubai government.
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Maurice Flanagan claimed that Emirates Airline incurred social costs of around $600m in 2009 and this included municipal taxes to the city of Dubai.
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Emirates Airline has received criticism for their treatment of staff, which Emirates Airline has disputed.
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