Emirates to Deploy Extra Flights for Upcoming Hajj Season

Emirates will be operating extra flights to Jeddah to help facilitate travel for thousands of pilgrims this year heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Hajj.  Emirates will be operating 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 additional flights to Medina from 17 August until 11 September to help serve the 2 […]

Pilot Praised for Avoiding Mid-Air Collision

A pilot has been praised for helping avert a mid-air collision between two passenger jets that could have led to the death of hundreds of people. An Emirates Airbus A380, flying from Dubai to Mauritius last Friday, had been cleared to descend to 38,000 feet by Air Traffic Control on its approach to the Indian […]

Emirates Passenger Dies on Arrival at MMIA

A Nigerian, Isaac Olusola Dada, who was said to have been ill, died of heart attack on Wednesday on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos after disembarking from Emirates flight from Dubai. The deceased with passport number A04501199 was said to have slumped and died immediately he arrived the airport terminal. The […]

Qatar Airways Profits $540m, Braces for Gulf Crisis

Qatar Airways says its net profits rose to $540 million in its latest financial disclosure before the airline took a hit and was blocked from flying to major Arab states. The 20-year-old carrier, one of the Middle East’s biggest, announced Sunday its revenue rose by $1 billion from $9.6 billion last year to $10.6 billion […]

Emirates Group Announces 2016-17 Results

Group records 29th consecutive year of profit of AED 2.5 billion (US$ 670 million) -Steady business growth in line with capacity increases, results show business resilience in a competitive climate and turbulent year -Significant investment in the business at AED 13.7 billion (US$ 3.7 billion) Emirates reports a profit of AED 1.3 billion (US$ 340 […]