Emirate Airlines, a mammoth airline in the global aviation industry, is one of the largest international airlines in the world. In terms of passenger carries, revenue and fleet sizes, it is the largest airline in the Middle East. It covers around 158 destinations in more than 80 countries. Emirates Airlines has 296 modern and highly-comfortable aircraft, including Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. Emirates’ regionally-inspired cuisine, luxurious in-flight amenities, in-flight entertainment system and world-class hospitality offered by its highly professional cabin crew have made this airline one of the best options when you want to fly with comfort. Keep reading to explore more about Emirates Airlines and understand why people around the world love to fly with Emirates. 

History Of Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airlines began its journey in the year 1985 with just two aircraft. Its first flight was from Dubai to Karachi, which took off in October 1985. Within one year of operation, the airline added some new destinations, like Colombo, Dhaka and Cairo. With time, the airline grew rapidly and became a top-rated international airline. It became so successful that in the same year, Gulf Air, which was founded in the year 1950, suffered around a 56 per cent drop in the net profit. It may be noted that Emirates Airlines is not a member of world airline alliances. They believe that this may affect their growth.  

Aircraft Fleet of Emirates Airlines

As of 2023, Emirates Airlines has 269 aircraft and cover more than 185 destinations. The airline is also well-known for operating the world’s largest Airbus A380 and Boeing 777. The aircraft comes equipped with modern features to offer the maximum level of comfort to travellers. They also have private jets called Emirates Executive. With this, one can experience the Emirates’ exclusive luxury. For their Emirates Executives, they use an Airbus A 319-100.

Destinations That The Airlines Serves

From Dubai International Airport, the airline operates more than 3000 flights every week. As per the information, Emirates Airlines covers one domestic destination and more than 150 international destinations across the world as of January 2023. Some of the Emirate’s destinations are Angola, Algeria, India, Australia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Canada, France, Ethiopia, Germany and more. Emirates Airlines have some codeshare agreements with different international airlines like JetBlue, Air India, Malaysia Airlines, South Africa Airways and more. The demand for Emirates flights to USA and India is high in demand. 

What Makes Emirates Airlines One Of The Most Preferrable Airline In the World?

If you have never flown with Emirates Airlines, then here are some reasons that will make your book an Emirates flight for your next journey. 

  • Good Flight Times

For flights to New Zealand, Australia or Asia, Dubai is an excellent location. And it is halfway between Asia and Germany. As a result, you can easily take a long flight, for instance, from Australia to Germany and split that into two. That means one from Australia to Dubai and one from Dubai to Germany. If you are travelling to Bali from Frankfurt, the total flight duration will be around 17 hours. However, if you fly through Dubai, you will fly for 7 hours and then take a break at Dubai. Then will fly 9 hours to Bali. This will make your travel more comfortable.  

  • Luxurious Lounge At Dubai International Airport

Emirates Airlines has created the Emirates First Class lounge at the airport, which is one of the most unique, innovative and spacious lounges. The lounge is quite huge, and it spreads across the entire length of the terminal. It also offers direct access to boarding gates through its multi-level boarding facility. The lounge has various seating areas with a food station, a business centre, a spa facility, a stylish cigar room, two comfortable sleeping rooms and a wine cellar. If you are flying with Emirates Airlines, then don’t forget to visit their lounge. 

  • Comfortable Seats and Spacious Legroom

Be it, business class or economy class, Emirates Airlines treats all its passengers equally and offers the most comfortable seats. Every seat has an adjustable headrest, easy reclination, and a cushion. Besides, the leg rooms are also very spacious, allowing you to relax your legs sans any congestion. 

  • High-Quality Moisturizing Sleepwear

For its first-class passengers, Emirates Airlines offers moisturizing sleepwear. Created to eliminate skin dehydration issues, natural ingredients, such as Argan oil and Shea Butter, are used for the pyjama fabric. On the other hand, the unique Microcapsule Technology retain all the natural benefits. You can even wash them and use for multiple times. The pyjamas are available in 4 different sizes and come in a well-designed travel pack. 

  • Helpful and Pleasant Cabin Crew

The cabin crew of Emirates Airlines is very friendly and helps the passengers, ensuring their comfort. Whether you are travelling in economy class or business class, you can witness their world-class services. Just ask the crew for anything, and they will always help you out. 

  • Chauffeur-Driven Airport Transfer Services

Emirates Airlines offers complimentary chauffeur-driven airport transfer services. However, this is only available for first-class passengers. To enjoy this facility, you need to book one online 48 hours before your flight. In UAE- United Arab Emirates, Mercedes and BMW cars are used for these services. The cars also have an in-car Wi-Fi facility. Just give it a try, and you will definitely love it. 

  • Fully-Enclosed and Comfortable First-Class Suite

If you are travelling on a B777 flight, you can enjoy its fully-enclosed suit with sliding doors. With this, you can enjoy a maximum level of privacy that can only be experienced on a private jet. Well, you don’t have to worry about anything, as you can still call the cabin crew once the door is closed. Every suit has a video call function that can be accessed through a tablet and using that, you can easily request in-fight room services. 

  • Amenity Kits for All

Emirates Airlines offers a wonderful treat for first-class, business and economy class, complimentary amenity kits. As per the information, every kit contains a toothbrush, a bookmark, socks, eyeshades, and a toothbrush. One of the unique things about these kits is they are made using recycled materials, and they also resemble six regions of the Emirates Airline’s network, like Africa, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. What’s more? In 2016, Emirates Airlines started offering an interactive amenity kit. If you are a first-class passenger, then you will get an exclusive Bulgari kit. The kit has Bulgari’s woody floral fragrance and other skincare essentials. To make your travel more comfortable, every first-class passenger also gets an inspiration kit with luxury Byredo skincare.

  • Children-Friendly Flights

Most airlines have facilities for children, but Emirates has taken some extra steps for parents. Emirates Airlines allow infants to ride on passengers’ laps. Kids of 2 to 11 years old also get a discount. Emirates also provides parents with complimentary strollers at the DXB airport. They also have specially crafted meals for children. If you have your own meals for your kids, then you can heat them on the flight.

  • Unlimited Wild Caviar and Champagne

When you fly in first-class, you can enjoy caviar as an appetizer. You would be served with wild Iranian caviar along with melba toast, grated egg, finely chopped onion and blinis. As per a report, the airline has served around 3 million tins of caviar on the A380 aircraft. Besides, with Emirates Airlines’ first-class fight, you will also enjoy the best champagnes and wines, like Dom Perignon. 

  • On-Board Shower in A380 Aircraft

One of the most talked about features in Emirates Airlines’ A380 aircraft is the onboard shower. The showers are located in a spacious First-Class lavatory. This a great way to refresh yourself while having a shower using Timeless Spa products and Bulgari toiletries. The shower features temperature-controlled floors, skin care products and a movable shower head nozzle. You are allowed to take a shower once per flight. It may be noted that you will not get this facility in Boeing 777 aircraft. 

  • Advanced Beds with Zero-Gravity Position Technology

The premium leather seats of first-class suits can be adjusted into different positions to enjoy optimal comfort. You can adjust your seat in a “Zero-Gravity” position based on NASA technology to witness the amazing feeling of weightlessness and relaxation. In the year 2016, NASA and Emirates Airlines signed an agreement for peaceful space exploration and incorporated aerodynamic technology in the aircraft. So, during your journey, you can feel the weightlessness that Astronauts experience in a spacecraft. 

  • Virtual Windows

To make sure all the passengers travelling in first-class suites situated in the middle section have a perfect view, the airline used the industry’s first-ever virtual windows. As per the information, virtual windows can display the outside’s views utilizing real-time technology along with fibre-optic cameras. The passengers in other suits can use binoculars to explore the sky while travelling through the windows. Some reports have informed that with the launch of virtual windows, the airline may soon introduce windowless aircraft as removing windows can make the aircraft lighter, and this, in turn, can lower fuel costs. 

  • Inclusive Stopover in Dubai

There is no doubt that Dubai is one of the world’s prominent tourist attractions. And Emirates Airlines has made it easier for passengers to enjoy the places during their layover. Emirates Airlines provides customers with transit visas using which you can extend your layover. Besides, the airline will also help you to plan your whole trip. From transfers, hotel booking, and special deals on different attractions, you can enjoy a unique experience while the airline your trips. On new flight bookings, Emirates Airlines offers a 10 per cent discount. 

  • Award-Winning Emirate Entertainment System

It may be noted that Emirates has won multiple Skytrax Best In-flight Entertainment awards. Besides, Emirates Airlines provides passengers with an individual entertainment system. The airline is also famous for its ICE entertainment system. ICE means Information, Communication and Entertainment. The system supports more than 3000 channels in different languages.

You can watch cartoons, TV shows, your favourite movies and more. In the first-class suits, you will find large 32-inch screens, and the economy section has 13.3-inch displays. The channels are updated regularly with new content. That means you don’t need to use your smartphone or tablet to pass your time while travelling. Furthermore, you can also check the real-time flight status and can also make calls and send a message using the ICE system. 

  • Wi-Fi Connection

Sending messages and making calls from your flight has always been a major service offered to passengers by Emirates Airlines. While travelling, you can take advantage of the in-flight Wi-Fi connection facility. As per the information, one can use 10MB without any cost, and if required, they can buy 500MB of data by paying USD 1. 

  • A Huge Vegan Meal Options

Emirates Airlines offers vegetarian meals in every travel class. And they have a special and healthy plant-based menu that has more than 180 items, including some upscale meal options. The menu is created by professional chefs from the “Emirates Flight Catering” facility. Based on different regional items of the destination countries, the vegan meals include various vegetarian options as starters, main courses as well as desserts.

Economy class’s vegan meal options change every month. You can opt for items such as Mediterranean vegetable ravioli, grilled vegetable crêpes, Moroccan tagine vegetables, spinach and tomato concassé, and more.

For desserts, you can opt for pineapple with ginger and pomelo syrup, caramel-baked rice with coconut cream, etc. They also offer vegan options for your breakfast that includes dishes such as passion fruit compote, coconut oat, chia pudding and more. You should keep in mind that you are allowed to book your vegan meal 24 hours before your departure. 

  • Emirates Airlines Skywards

Emirates Airlines offers an attractive reward system, and you can earn miles on each flight. You can also enjoy all the benefits quickly. It only takes five minutes to complete the application. If you are signing up for the first flight, then you will get 25000 additional miles. With 25,000 miles, you will qualify for the Silver status and can enjoy benefits like access to the business lounge in Dubai. If you have 50,000 miles, you can become a Gold member and can get access to all Emirates lounges.

With 150,000 miles, you can qualify for the Platinum category. The best part is that you can also obtain miles by travelling in Emirates’ partner airlines such as Korean Airlines, Jetstar, Virgin America and Qantas. Every member can enjoy complimentary lounge access along with priority check-in.

On the other hand, Platinum and Gold members enjoy benefits like priority delivery of their baggage and guaranteed seats on flights. Every category also has a mileage bonus. Silver members get 25 per cent bonus miles; for Gold members, it is 50 per cent, and Platinum members can earn up to 75 per cent.  

  • Emirates RED- Shop On-Board

You can go through the Emirates RED store and buy different exclusive items. You can make the payment 40 hours before the flight, and they will deliver your products to your seat during your travel. You can buy luxury exclusives, smart travel gadgets, seasonal items and more from well-known brands such as Aigner, Roja, Amouage, Creed, Hugo Boss, Armani, Bulgari, etc. The store offers more than 150 tax- and duty-free products. They accept cash in more than 17 currency types, including GBP, EUR, USD and AED. 

Well, it can be said that Emirates is known as one the leading and most-preferrable carriers in the world and has received many awards. In 2022, it won the “World’s Best Inflight Entertainment award. In the “Business Traveller Middle East Awards” 2021, Emirates Airlines won the “Best Airline Worldwide” award. Most passengers say the major reasons behind the immense popularity of the airline are its amazing service from first-class to economy-class, modern inflight entertainment system, spacious seats, and better in-flight food. 

Closing Thoughts

As you can see, there are a lot of reasons why this airline has become so famous in the global aviation industry. The tickets are not that expensive compared to other airlines. You can begin your journey full of food, and desserts, so relaxed, along with world-class hospitality. With its fantastic in-flight services and facilities, Emirates Airlines offers you a highly comfortable experience. For your next trip, opt for Emirates Airlines and get ready to witness something different. You won’t be disappointed with Emirates Airlines. 

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