KOLKATA - Emirates , a global connector of
people and places, joins Indians in celebrating
67 years of Indian independence which will be
marked on August 15, 2014. To make flying
extra special for its passengers from India
around the occasion, the airline has
introduced special fares to Europe, Americas,
Africa and the Middle East, for booking from
August 4 until August 10, 2014.
Emirates, which launched services to India in
1985 with one daily flight to Delhi and
Mumbai, today operates 185 flights to 10
Indian destinations connecting India to over
140 global destinations via Dubai. Since the
launch of services Emirates has flown over 42
million passengers to and from India. The
airline employs more than 12,000 Indian
nationals in a variety of roles across the
Emirates Group, including 73 pilots and 898
Cabin Crew. Emirates also supports trade in the
Indian market by carrying more than 3,000
tonnes of cargo from India to various points
across the world every week. To mark this
year’s anniversary the airline commissioned a
specially designed infographic to highlight
some of the key facts and figures related to its
Indian operations since they began 29 years
ago.
“ We would like to congratulate India on its
67th Independence Day. Emirates has been
committed to serving India since the launch of
our first flights to Mumbai and Delhi in 1985,
the year when the airline first started flying”
said Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Vice
President, India and Nepal. “ 29 years later we
continue to serve passengers flying from India
with the unique product and service which
Emirates epitomises worldwide, most recently
shown in July when we commenced operations
to Mumbai with our flagship A380 aircraft.
These special fares are a small gesture of
appreciation from Emirates for its customers
in India celebrating Independence Day. ”
Aboard modern aircraft, customers are looked
after by highly trained, multinational and
multilingual cabin crew. The aircraft also
features ice, Emirates' award-winning in-flight
entertainment system which has up to 1,800
channels and offers a great range of
entertainment in the form of latest blockbuster
movies, subtitled Hollywood films, music, TV
and games. It includes 66 Bollywood movies,
41 regional language movies in 9 different
Indian languages 15 Indian TV channels and 25
channels of Indian music.
Onboard passengers can also enjoy the flavours
of Emirates’ recently launched new Indian
menu which features regional dishes from
across India. In fact, Emirates serves 848 on-
board Indian menus annually out of which
Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal Bukhara and Saffron
Chum-Chum are the most popular dishes
across its network.
In addition, passengers who fly regularly can
join the Emirates popular Skywards frequent
flier programme and earn Miles, which can
then be redeemed in various ways such as for
upgrades with Emirates anywhere on the
network, spending Miles on flights with partner
airlines, or with our partners in hospitality, car
hire, finance, lifestyle and retail. Miles can also
be consumed for purchasing vouchers
redeemable at luxury hotel suites; theme
parks; brand-name shopping or spa treatments. http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/56282/emirates-joins-india-in-celebrating
people and places, joins Indians in celebrating
67 years of Indian independence which will be
marked on August 15, 2014. To make flying
extra special for its passengers from India
around the occasion, the airline has
introduced special fares to Europe, Americas,
Africa and the Middle East, for booking from
August 4 until August 10, 2014.
Emirates, which launched services to India in
1985 with one daily flight to Delhi and
Mumbai, today operates 185 flights to 10
Indian destinations connecting India to over
140 global destinations via Dubai. Since the
launch of services Emirates has flown over 42
million passengers to and from India. The
airline employs more than 12,000 Indian
nationals in a variety of roles across the
Emirates Group, including 73 pilots and 898
Cabin Crew. Emirates also supports trade in the
Indian market by carrying more than 3,000
tonnes of cargo from India to various points
across the world every week. To mark this
year’s anniversary the airline commissioned a
specially designed infographic to highlight
some of the key facts and figures related to its
Indian operations since they began 29 years
ago.
“ We would like to congratulate India on its
67th Independence Day. Emirates has been
committed to serving India since the launch of
our first flights to Mumbai and Delhi in 1985,
the year when the airline first started flying”
said Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Vice
President, India and Nepal. “ 29 years later we
continue to serve passengers flying from India
with the unique product and service which
Emirates epitomises worldwide, most recently
shown in July when we commenced operations
to Mumbai with our flagship A380 aircraft.
These special fares are a small gesture of
appreciation from Emirates for its customers
in India celebrating Independence Day. ”
Aboard modern aircraft, customers are looked
after by highly trained, multinational and
multilingual cabin crew. The aircraft also
features ice, Emirates' award-winning in-flight
entertainment system which has up to 1,800
channels and offers a great range of
entertainment in the form of latest blockbuster
movies, subtitled Hollywood films, music, TV
and games. It includes 66 Bollywood movies,
41 regional language movies in 9 different
Indian languages 15 Indian TV channels and 25
channels of Indian music.
Onboard passengers can also enjoy the flavours
of Emirates’ recently launched new Indian
menu which features regional dishes from
across India. In fact, Emirates serves 848 on-
board Indian menus annually out of which
Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal Bukhara and Saffron
Chum-Chum are the most popular dishes
across its network.
In addition, passengers who fly regularly can
join the Emirates popular Skywards frequent
flier programme and earn Miles, which can
then be redeemed in various ways such as for
upgrades with Emirates anywhere on the
network, spending Miles on flights with partner
airlines, or with our partners in hospitality, car
hire, finance, lifestyle and retail. Miles can also
be consumed for purchasing vouchers
redeemable at luxury hotel suites; theme
parks; brand-name shopping or spa treatments. http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/56282/emirates-joins-india-in-celebrating
