Articles tagged “emirates air”

In the scheme of things, not a big deal since alcohol would still be served on board, but detractors could use it as a low hanging fruit to exploit if they want to.

Coming on the heels of rival Etihad’s launch of a daily D.C. – Abu Dhabi service, the announcement marks the expanding presence of Gulf carriers in the West.

Business travelers who have no patience for young travelers should use a little less starch in their shirts. Why can't we just all get along:)

Thus starts a pivotal moment in the global long haul aviation sector, a the power firmly moves to the mid-east hubs. All links to Europe now pass through the Gulf, metaphorically and literally.

While Europe's worried about expanding their old airports, airlines in Gulf region are building whole global interchanges of the future.

This is a dream team with each one at the top of their games, and a mutually-beneficial partnership in the truest sense in that a boom for one always means a boost for the other.

One explanation for the Gulf airlines' visibility on sports fields could stem from their absence in alliances, which may have pushed them to find meaningful partnerships outside of aviation. It's interesting to the note that Qatar was the first one to join an alliance, and it currently sponsors only one sports team.

With airlines running at close to record load factors, any promo that involves free tickets these days is almost guaranteed to be fake.