With the aboriginal appearance of flight operations from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International proceeding calmly as planned, Emirates has appear the barrage of its the next appearance from the new terminal.
After ablution flights to countries on its GCC and Americas arrangement in the aboriginal appearance from the new terminal, the additional appearance sees Emirates ablution flights to the blow of the Middle East and Africa, accretion operations to 99 flights every day, 37 per cent of all the airline's flights. All flight numbers in the 200, 700, 800, 900 alternation and any added flights on these routes will now abandon and access at Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International.
The aboriginal Emirates flights in appearance two are to Amman and Damascus while the aboriginal flight to access at Emirates Terminal 3 will be advancing in from Damascus.
In the aboriginal 5 canicule of operations, Emirates Terminal 3 handled 86 flight departures, 87 arrivals and a absolute of 36,000 passengers. More than 47,300 pieces of baggage accept been handled by the accoutrements system, which is the better and centermost of underground systems in the world.
More than 4,000 barter accept enjoyed the accessories at the Emirates First Class and Business Class Dubai Airport Lounges, while the Marhaba Lounge accustomed in balance of 250 passengers.
Dubai Duty Free, which operates 8,000 aboveboard metres of retail amplitude in the new terminal, has appear advantageous aperture days' sales, with perfumes and gold accepting amidst the favourite items for shoppers accession to and abandonment from Emirates Terminal 3.
Commenting on the aboriginal anniversary of operations from Emirates Terminal 3, Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: "Emirates maintained agenda integrity, the accoutrements systems accepted robust, commuter casework were admirable and we accept accustomed accomplished acknowledgment from our passengers. We could not accept asked for a bigger aperture anniversary and we achievement to move our absolute operations to Emirates Terminal 3 by December this year."
Both Emirates and Dubai International Airport accept committed committed teams to abetment both cartage and agents at the new terminal. Around 100 Dubai Airports agents antic ample 'May I Help You?' badges are on hand, accessible to advice cartage as they adore the accessories and commence on their journeys.
Passengers who accustomed at the amiss terminal for their flights were bound and calmly transferred by Dubai Airports' shuttle buses to the appropriate one.
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, bidding achievement with the way the aperture appearance of alteration of operations to the new ability was handled. "In short, the aperture went as planned and we are blessed with the results. But we will not blow on our laurels; we are acutely acquainted of our objectives for the actual three phases, as able-bodied as the greater ambition of affair and eventually beyond the expectations of all Dubai Airports' customers."
Flights to Europe will abandonment in the third phase, ascent operations to 168 circadian flights or 60 per cent of all Emirates' services. The fourth and final appearance will cover flights to the Indian Subcontinent, East Asia and Australasia, demography the absolute operations to 269 flights every day.
About the Emirates Group:
Emirates, the Dubai airline, is one of the world's a lot of acknowledged and rapidly-expanding airlines. Emirates is currently the alone airline to accomplish ceaseless flights to six continents from one hub.
Emirates now flies to 32 online destinations from Emirates Terminal 3.
GCC/Middle East: Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Damascus, Dhahran, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh, Sana'a and Tehran.
Africa: Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Mauritius, Nairobi, Seychelles, Tripoli and Tunisia.
Americas: New York, Houston, Sao Paulo and Toronto. Emirates will barrage casework to Los Angeles from 26th October and San Francisco from 15th December.
For added information, contact:
Sheba Koonan
Emirates Corporate Communications
The Emirates Group Headquarters
P.O. Box 686
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: (+9714) 708 2287
Mob: (+97150) 6587912
www.emirates.com
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