Emirates has doubled the number of cities it offers connectivity to, beyond its own network, to nearly 1,700 additional cities.
The ongoing expansion has enabled more than 61,000 passengers a week to connect on Emirates’ and its partners’ networks.
The airline has 162 partnerships in more than 100 countries, including 31 codeshare partnerships, 118 interline partnerships, and 13 multimodal transport partnerships, allowing customers of partner airlines traveling with Emirates to reach destinations on Emirates’ network of more than 140 destinations and connect at Dubai International Airport.
Last year Emirates launched 16 new partnerships, including codeshare agreements with Avianca and Batik Air Malaysia and completed interline partnerships with Kam Air, SriLankan Airlines, Condor, Flynas, Viva Aerobus, SunExpress, Maldivian Airlines, Siberian Airlines and Kenya Airways.
Boeing said that it had withdrawn its pay offer to around 33,000 US factory workers and no further negotiations were planned with their union representatives, as a financially damaging strike nears its fourth week.
The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, has approved the Union General Budget Plan for the fiscal year 2025.
Emirates has cancelled flights to Iran and Iraq until October 16, the airline announced on Tuesday evening. Earlier in the week, flights to Baghdad and Basra in Iraq had resumed before the latest update.
ADNOC Logistics and Services plc has announced it will distribute a cash dividend of $136.5 million (AED501.3 million) for the first half (H1) of 2024, the equivalent to 6.78 fils per share.
The Future Blockchain Summit 2024 is set to take place from October 13 to 16 at Dubai Harbour, with an expected 1,200 investors from over 50 countries.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain on Tuesday.