Emirates destinations - East Asia.
People's Republic of China
Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
Japan
Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
South Korea
Seoul (Incheon International Airport)
Emirates destinations - Southwest Asia.
Bahrain
Manama (Bahrain International Airport)
Iran
The airline was established in May 1985 by the Dubai government and started operations on 25 October 1985 with flights to Bombay, Delhi and Karachi. European destinations were added in July 1987 and Far Eastern services in June 1990. Emirates acquired a financial stake of 40% and management contract on 1 April 1998 in Air Lanka, now known as Sri Lankan Airlines. Emirates SkyCargo is the cargo subsidiary of Emirates.
For 2004-05, Emirates paid an increased dividend of Dh368 million to the Government of Dubai, compared to Dh329 million ...
The Emirates fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2005):
3 Airbus A310-300
29 Airbus A330-200
8 Airbus A340-300
10 Airbus A340-500
6 Boeing 747-400 (Flies with Emirates SkyCargo)
9 Boeing 777-200 (6 are Boeing 777-200ER)
21 Boeing 777-300 (9 are Boeing 777-300ER)
Emirates has ordered 45 Airbus A380 aircraft. It will be the third airline to receive the aircraft, after launch airline Singapore Airlines and then Qantas. 41 passenger A380s are to be ...
