Tag: emirates

Putin Says Russia Not Working ‘Against Anyone’ in Energy Markets

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was not working against anyone on energy markets and was seeking a balance between oil supply and demand, a week after Washington criticized a decision by OPEC+ to steeply cut oil production. Speaking with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, Putin said…


Dubai Plane Finishes 13 Hour Flight to Australia With Large Hole in Side

An Emirates flight from Dubai flew for more than 13 hours to Australia with a large hole on its left side. It took off on July 1 and landed safely at night but passengers noted a surprising discovery on arrival. The Middle Eastern airline says the hole was created when one of the Airbus A380’s…


Emirates Says Its Boeing 787 Deliveries Delayed by at Least a Year

DUBAI—Emirates airline said on Wednesday deliveries of Boeing 787 Dreamliners it has ordered are delayed by at least a year until 2024 and that it could be even longer due to the U.S. plane maker’s continued delivery suspension over structural flaws. The Dubai-based carrier ordered 30 of the twin-aisle jets nearly three years ago as…


Emirates Will Continue Flying to Russia as Long as UAE Government Requires It To: President

Emirates airlines will continue flying passengers to Russia so long as its owner requires it to do so, the carrier’s President Tim Clark said on March 29, while noting that western sanctions against the Kremlin are not directed at the citizens of the country. The Dubai-based international carrier, which is owned by the UAE Government, has been using Emirates…


Emirates to Resume Flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Next Week

One week after it indefinitely suspended international flights to Australia’s east coast Emirates announced it will resume passenger flights from next week. Flights from Dubai to Sydney will resume on Monday, to Melbourne on Tuesday, and to Brisbane on Thursday. Passenger flights between Dubai and Perth, as well as cargo operations to all ports, continue…


Australia to Charter More Repatriation Flights

The federal government has announced it will arrange 20 chartered flights to bring Australians stranded overseas home. The decision follows international air carrier Emirates’ move to suspend its flights to Australia’s east coast, frustrating desperate expats. The flights will come from “priority areas” around the world, Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham said on Saturday….


Emirates Stops Flights to Australian East Coast

Emirates airlines has indefinitely suspended flights to and from the east coast of Australia citing “operational reasons.” The international airline announced the decision on its website on Jan. 15. Its last journeys to and from Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane will operate between Jan. 16 and Jan. 20. “Customers holding tickets with final destinations Sydney, Melbourne…