Emirates Holds Dinner to Promote Its New Flight to Dublin

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines hosted a gala dinner in Dublin to promote its new flight service - Dubai-Dublin. The service will operate from 9th January. More than 800 guests attended the event that saw a performance from Lionel Richie.

Emirates Airline organised a gala dinner earlier this week to promote its new daily flight to Dublin, which is all set to take to the skies from 9th January.

The event took place at the Convention Centre Dublin with no less an entertainer than Lionel Richie headlining the event. Some 800 guests, who gathered at the event, also enjoyed the energetic performances of the internationally-renowned Spirit of the Dance show.

Ireland's Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar and UAE Ambassadors to Ireland and the UK – His Excellencies Khalid Nasser Rashid Lootah and Abdulrahman Ghanem Almutaiwee, respectively – graced the do.

"We can see unusually high demand for the first two weeks after launch. This is an excellent response from the Irish market and we have not witnessed this level of bookings, nor such strong interest in a new route, for many years,” Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President, Passenger Sales Worldwide was quoted in Emirates press release.

"This gives us huge confidence in Ireland and the figures support the commercial research that precedes any decision we take to launch a new service,” he said.

From 9th January, EK 0161 will depart from the Dubai airport at 0700hrs and arrive at Dublin Airport at 1130hrs. The next day, EK 0162 departs Dublin at 1255hrs and lands in Dubai at 0025hrs.

This new service offered by Dubai's flag carrier will allow passengers to travel non-stop from Ireland to Dubai. Air travellers will also be able to travel onwards to more than destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Australia is undoubtedly one of the key markets for Ireland. And Emirates has 70 flights to Australia every week and this includes an A380 flight to Australia's Sydney.

Emirates is also the largest A380 operator in the world with 19 double-deckers in the fleet and 71 on order.

"Dublin has always been on our radar and there are already strong levels of trade and tourism activity between Ireland and the UAE, not to mention the important equine affiliations,” Mr Antinori was quoted.

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Emirates Provides Dubai-Dublin Link

The Emirates Airline announced on Wednesday that it will begin new daily flights between Dublin and Dubai from January next year. This will be the first passenger service of the carrier to Ireland that is beings viewed to strengthen the connections between the two regions. Further, this service is set to benefit travellers in India, Africa, South East Asia, Australia and China. Emirates SkyCargo is already operating in Ireland, transporting goods through Manchester. The passenger flight operational from January will have 14 tonnes of bellyhold capacity and thus adding vastly to the cargo market.

Emirates, one of the biggest carriers in the world, stated that it will commence the Dubai-Dublin service from the 9th of January 2012. The schedule has also been announced. The first flight is scheduled to leave Dubai at 0700hrs and land in the Irish capital at 1130hrs. On the return flight, the aircraft will depart Dublin at 1255hrs to arrive in Dubai at 0025hrs the next day. Emirates Airline is to deploy an Airbus A330-200 on the route. The long-haul service will offer First, Business and Economy travel classes to serve from the extravagant travellers to those who prefer cheap flight tickets.

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group was quoted in the company’s press release as saying, “Dublin will be our 29th route in Europe and Emirates' customers in Ireland who currently travel through some of our UK gateways will be able to fly non-stop to our industry leading hub in Dubai and conveniently connect onwards to our broadening route network.” He also added, “We see strong potential in Ireland through its industry, technology, tourism and the huge number of Irish nationals living overseas.”

With this new route, Emirates hopes to serve the huge Irish population that is scattered all over Australia, the UAE, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, South Africa, Hong Kong and New Zealand.

The Republic of Ireland is also considered one of the most popular holiday destinations in the region. Millions of tourists visit Ireland ever year, and this is one another segment that the airline hopes to cater to. Keen vacationers would do well to book their air tickets as early as possible because Emirates is not exactly known for doling out cheap tickets on flights.

Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) Chief Executive Declan Collier expressed his delight at the proceedings. “We are delighted to welcome Emirates Airline to Dublin,” he was quoted in the press release that was posted on Emirates’ website.

“The significant improvements we have made to our facilities in recent years, including the opening of a new passenger terminal, was a major factor in helping to win this new business and we look forward to a successful partnership with our newest customer,” Mr Collier further added.

Emirates Launches Inaugural Flight to Geneva

Emirate’s inaugural Dubai to Geneva flight took off on 01st June from Dubai International Airport. Geneva is airline’s second gateway into Switzerland after Zurich. Dubai to Zurich was launched in 1992 and is now offered twice a day by the airline.

Emirates' Terminal 3 became the centre of activity as the launch followed a performance by a traditional Swiss dance couple. Later in the evening, a gala dinner was also organised at the Geneva's Espace Hippomene to celebrate the launch.

The flight EK 089 will leave Dubai airport every day at 0855hrs and will arrive in Geneva at 1345hrs. From Geneva, EK 090 will fly off at 1515hrs and is will arrive in Dubai at 2330hrs.

A combination of Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ERs will operate the Dubai-Geneva service. Three-class configuration will be arranged in the aircraft, in order to cater all kinds of passengers – from the lovers of luxury to the ones who would rather go for relatively cheap flight tickets.

There will be Private Suites and lie-flat seats to comfort travellers with tickets for First Class and Business Class respectively. Travellers with cheap tickets on the flights’ economy class will also be able to enjoy spacious and comfortable seating.

Each 777 aircraft of the airline that is scheduled to serve the Geneva route will have 15-20 tonnes of cargo capacity. This is enough space for plenty of luxury watches, high-end fashion goods, relief shipments, pharmaceutical products and electronics.

Tim Clark, the President of Emirates Airline, was buoyed with the development and emphasised upon the tourism and business relevance of Geneva around the world.

"This launch, in particular, has a strong international feel about it - linking Dubai, as a global aviation hub and centre for business and tourism with Geneva, a home to so many international organisations and an important financial and banking centre," Mr Clark was quoted as stating in the Emirates’ official website.

Tim Clark was hopeful of launching other connections between key global cities. "On the back of our robust financial results, the airline continues to drive forward - connecting key cities around the world," he observed.

A VIP delegation aboard the inaugural Dubai-Geneva flight included Tim Clark; Ram Menen, Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Salem Obaidalla, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Europe & Russian Federation.

In Geneva, the delegation was received by Richard Vaughan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide.

The special guests included His Excellency, Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart, Swiss Ambassador to the UAE; Brigadier Obaid Mehayer Bin Suroor, Deputy Director of Dubai Naturalisation & Residency Department and Mr. Omar bin Ghalib, Deputy Director General of the GCAA (UAE General Civil Aviation Authority). An international media group was also the part of the travel and had representatives from regions like UAE, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Germany.