The two entities signed an MoU to share, store and verify passenger health information related to Covid-19 infections, testing and vaccination
With the start of flights to Cluj-Napoka, the carrier will serve the Romanian market with a total of 16 weekly flights
The daily service will commence from June 1, 2021
Close to 26,000 of the group’s frontline aviation workforce has been vaccinated with two doses
Flights to South Africa have been suspended until March 10
However, Emirates flights from Dubai to Lagos and Abuja will continue to operate as per the normal schedule
The directive is effective from February 7 until February 20, 2021
Diplomatic passport holders and health practitioners alongside their families are exempted
The carrier is seeking to switch between 30 and 40 of its 115 commitments for the 777X to the Dreamliner as it calibrates fleet plans
The kiosks allow customers to check-in, receive their boarding pass, choose seats on board, and drop off their bags
The UK banned all direct passenger flights to and from the UAE starting January 29
Via the app, Emirates customers with an upcoming flight will be offered special rates for PCR tests
The validity of any Skywards Miles due to expire since April 2020 has been extended until June 30, 2021
The carrier will resume operations to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane later this week
Bookings have to be made between January 19 to February 2, 2021, for travel until June 15, 2021
IATA Travel Pass app enables passengers to create a ‘digital passport’ to share Covid-19 test and vaccination certificates with authorities and airlines
The company will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinopharm vaccines to employees based in the UAE
The airline said the decision was made due to “operational reasons”
The airline will halt flights between the UAE and South Africa from January 16-28
The airline currently serves 114 destinations on six continents
Customers holding tickets on flight EK384 with their final destination as Hong Kong will not be permitted to board from January 9-22, 2021
All Emirates customers flying to and through Dubai from January 1 until September 30, 2021, can take advantage of the offer
The flight between the two cities will operate as EK003/004
Emirates has suspended flights to the kingdom until December 27, while flights to Kuwait and Oman have been halted from December 22-28
Travelling to a nearby country for the Christmas weekend would be an ideal getaway for many looking for a change of scenery
Tickets can be booked on the carriers’ websites
Emirates has flown to Bahrain for the last 20 years and has since then carried over 6 million passengers between the two countries
The offer is valid for all customers visiting the emirate from December 6, 2020, until February 28, 2021, across all booking classes
The airline’s peak travel period for outbound passengers also begins today
The aircraft was partially powered by sustainable aviation fuel