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Emirates or Emirates Airline is an airline based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Emirates belongs to the largest airlines in the world. The airline was founded on 25 May 1985 by the Dubai government and it was supported by the founder of the German airline Germania, Hinrich Bischoff. It started operations to Karachi and Mumbai. Nowadays, the airline operates many mainly long haul, medium-long haul and also ultra-long haul flights to destinations in many countries all over the world.

Emirates offers three class system: Economy Class, Business Class and First Class. It provides wide choice of inflight menu and good inflight entertainment including the possibility of use of cell phones and email server. The fleet of Emirates consisted of 143 aircraft in 2010. Emirates won many awards - In 2008 it gained Worlds Most Hygienic Airline award. Emirates Airlines is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group and it has several subsidiaries connected mainly with travel industry (Marhaba Airport Services,
Emirates Aviation College, Emirates College of Hospitality and Services, Emirates Engineering).

! Note: Flylowcostairlines.org does not consider Emirates a low cost airline. Traditional airlines are included if they offer direct flights on routes that are not covered by any low cost airline.


NameEmirates
ICAO / IATA CodeUAE
Air ticket price
Payment optionsVISA
Mastercard
American Express
Diners Club
VISA Electron, Debit Card (Maestro in the UK and Carte Bleue in France)
Cabin baggage allowanceSize 55 x 38 x 20 cm, Weight 7 kg
Checked baggage allowanceSize 115 cm in total, Weight 30 kg
Checked-in baggage feesNo
Excess baggage feeUSD 15-70/kg according to route
On-line check-in possibleYes
Free refreshmentsYes
Noteschecked baggage allowance: 30 kg for Economy Class, 40 kg for Business Class, 50 kg for First Class

For flights to the North America: 2 checked baggage allowed, 23 kg each
Frequent flyer programmeSkywards
Airline fleetBoeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300ER
Airbus A330-200
Airbus A340-300
Airbus A340-500
Airbus A380
Number of flights101
Websitehttp://www.emirates.com Open this link to a new window
Contact informationDubai: +971 4 2144444 (English and Arabic)
London: 0844 800 2777 or 0844-800 0991 (Arabic)
Czech Republic: +420 23 472 3230
Italy: +39 06 452 06060
More contacts Open this link to a new window
AddressEmirates / Dnata Building (Old Headquarters)
Near Clock Tower Roundabout
Deira
Dubai

Emirates's base airports

  »  Dubai - Dubai (DXB)

Emirates's destinations

Airports in Europe

Austria
  »  Vienna: Vienna Schwechat (VIE)
Cyprus
  »  Larnaca: Larnaca (LCA)
Czech Republic
  »  Prague: Prague - Ruzyne (PRG)
France
  »  Nice: Nice (NCE)
  »  Paris: Paris - Charles De Gaulle (CDG)
Germany
  »  Dusseldorf: Dusseldorf (DUS)
  »  Frankfurt: Frankfurt (FRA)
  »  Hamburg: Hamburg (HAM)
  »  Munich: Munich (MUC)
Greece
  »  Athens: Athens (ATH)
Italy
  »  Milan: Milan Malpensa (MXP)
  »  Padova: Venice Marco Polo (VCE)
  »  Rome: Rome - Fiumicino (FCO)
  »  Venice: Venice Marco Polo (VCE)
Malta
  »  Malta: Malta (MLA)
Netherlands
  »  Amsterdam: Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
Russia
  »  Moscow: Moscow Domodedovo (DME)
Switzerland
  »  Zurich: Zurich (ZRH)
Turkey
  »  Istanbul: Istanbul - Atatürk International (IST)
United Kingdom
  »  Birmingham: Birmingham (BHX)
  »  Glasgow: Glasgow (GLA)
  »  London: London Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR)
  »  Manchester: Manchester (MAN)
  »  Newcastle: Newcastle (NCL)

Other airports

Angola
  »  Luanda: Luanda 4 De Fevereiro (LAD)
Australia
  »  Brisbane: Brisbane International (BNE)
  »  Melbourne: Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL)
  »  Perth: Perth International (PER)
  »  Sydney: Kingsford Smith International (SYD)
Bahrain
  »  Bahrain: Bahrain International (BAH)
Bangladesh
  »  Dhaka: Zia International (DAC)
Brazil
  »  Sao Paulo: Guarulhos (GRU)
Canada
  »  Toronto: Pearson International - Toronto (YYZ)
China
  »  Beijing: Beijing Capital Int. (PEK)
  »  Guangzhou: Baiyun (CAN)
  »  Hong Kong: Hong Kong International (HKG)
  »  Shanghai: Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
Egypt
  »  Cairo: Cairo (CAI)
Ethiopia
  »  Addis Ababa: Bole International (ADD)
Ghana
  »  Accra: Kotoka International (ACC)
India
  »  Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad (AMD)
  »  Bangalore: Bangalore (BLR)
  »  Bombay: Chhatrapati Shivaji International (BOM)
  »  Calcutta: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (CCU)
  »  Calicut: Calicut (CCJ)
  »  Cochin: Cochin (COK)
  »  Delhi: New Delhi (DEL)
  »  Hyderabad, India: Hyderabad (HYD)
  »  Madras: Chennai International (MAA)
  »  Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International (TRV)
Indonesia
  »  Jakarta: Soekarno Hatta International (CGK)
Iran
  »  Teheran: Tehran Imam Khomeini International (IKA)
Ivory Coast
  »  Abidjan: Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boigny International (ABJ)
Japan
  »  Narita: Narita International (NRT)
  »  Osaka: Kansai International (KIX)
  »  Tokyo: Narita International (NRT)
Jordan
  »  Amman: Queen Alia International (AMM)
Kenya
  »  Nairobi: Nairobi (NBO)
Korea
  »  Seoul: Incheon International (ICN)
Kuwait
  »  Kuwait: Kuwait International (KWI)
Lebanon
  »  Beirut: Beirut (BEY)
Libya
  »  Tripoli: Tripoli International (TIP)
Malaysia
  »  Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur International (KUL)
Maldives
  »  Male: Male (MLE)
Mauritius
  »  Plaisance: Mauritius (MRU)
Morocco
  »  Casablanca: Casablanca (CMN)
New Zealand
  »  Auckland: Auckland International (AKL)
  »  Christchurch: Christchurch International (CHC)
Nigeria
  »  Lagos: Lagos Murtala Muhammed (LOS)
Oman
  »  Muscat: Seeb International (MCT)
Pakistan
  »  Islamabad: Chaklala (ISB)
  »  Karachi: Jinnah International (KHI)
  »  Lahore: Allama Iqbal International (LHE)
  »  Peshawar: Peshawar (PEW)
Philippines
  »  Manila: Manila (MNL)
Qatar
  »  Doha: Doha International (DOH)
Saudi Arabia
  »  Dammam: King Fahd International (DMM)
  »  Jeddah: King Abdulaziz International (JED)
  »  Riyadh: King Khaled International (RUH)
Seychelles
  »  Mahe: Seychelles International (SEZ)
Singapore
  »  Singapore: Singapore Changi (SIN)
South Africa
  »  Cape Town: Cape Town International (CPT)
  »  Durban: Durban International (DUR)
  »  Johannesburg: Johannesburg International (JNB)
Sri Lanka
  »  Colombo: Bandaranayake - Colombo (CMB)
Sudan
  »  Khartoum: Khartoum (KRT)
Syria
  »  Damascus: Damascus International (DAM)
Tanzania
  »  Dar Es Salaam: Dar Es Salaam (DAR)
Thailand
  »  Bangkok: Bangkok (BKK)
Tunisia
  »  Tunis: Tunis - Carthage (TUN)
Uganda
  »  Entebbe: Entebbe International (EBB)
United Arab Emirates
  »  Dubai: Dubai (DXB)
United States of America
  »  Houston: George Bush Intercontinental (IAH)
  »  Los Angeles: Los Angeles International (LAX)
  »  New York: New York - John F. Kennedy (JFK)
  »  San Francisco: San Francisco International (SFO)
Yemen
  »  Sanaa: Sanaa (SAH)
Total 98 destinations

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