General Information:

Dubai-based Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world and has received more than 250 international awards for excellence since its launch in 1985.

With the recent addition of new routes to Shanghai, Glasgow, Vienna, New York and Christchurch we can now take you to 77 destinations in 54 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Our fleet is constantly being upgraded to keep it one of the youngest in the skies. After recent additions we now have an extensive fleet of over 50 aircraft, which includes 29 Airbus A330-200, 9 Boeing 777, and 12 larger 300-series Boeing 777 aircraft. As a highlight of our future growth Emirates announced the biggest order in civil aviation history, worth $19 billion, at the Paris Air Show 2003.

In December 2003, the first of 28 ultra-long range Airbus 340-series aircraft joined the Emirates fleet. These spacious four-engine planes can travel over 14,000km without refuelling - allowing Emirates to take you all the way non-stop from Dubai to Australia, Japan or North and South America.

An additional 26 Boeing 777s will also extend our capacity on existing routes. We are proud to be one of the first airlines that will fly the newest and largest passenger aircraft in the world, the Airbus double decker A380, which holds over 550 passengers and will be joining our fleet by October 2006. Emirates has 45 of these advanced aircraft on order.