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January 24, 2025

Second daily flight to Beirut to debut from 1 April Airline will also restore services to Baghdad from 1 February Dubai, UAE – 24 January, 2025: Emirates will restart services to Beirut, Lebanon from 1 February 2025 with a daily flight. The airline will also reinstate daily services to Baghdad in Iraq on the same […]

January 23, 2025

Wejhaty will serve more than 80,000 employees, their families, and thousands of jobseekers The Emirates Group, one of the largest employers in Dubai, has unveiled a futuristic lounge at its iconic headquarters to serve global candidates, new joiners, employees, their families, and retirees, reflecting Dubai’s drive to attract, retain, and cultivate the best talent from […]

January 15, 2025

Dubai, UAE – 15 January 2025: Following Emirates’ successful launch to Madagascar in September 2024, the airline will introduce additional flights to the island nation, boosting its schedule from four to six-weekly services, starting 2 April 2025. The move reinforces the airline’s commitment to support Madagascar’s tourism ambitions to accommodate more leisure visitors and promote […]

January 10, 2025

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Emirates has launched an inspiring journey to officially become the world’s first Autism Certified Airline™, inviting customers with autism and sensory sensitivities to experience Emirates’ seamless services and personalised hospitality, making travel more accessible for all. The inaugural designation is set to be formally awarded by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards […]

January 8, 2025

Airline rolls out the red carpet to welcome Real Madrid onboard specially chartered Boeing 777, ahead of the Spanish Super Cup tournament Dubai, UAE: 8 January 2025 – Emirates, the Official Main Partner of Real Madrid, has unveiled a special livery on one of its Boeing 777 aircraft. The aircraft touched down in Madrid yesterday, […]

January 3, 2025

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 January 2025 – With much fanfare, Hong Kong welcomed the inaugural scheduled commercial flight outside of Mainland China of the country’s first domestically developed and built C919 passenger jet aircraft on January 1, 2025. Operated by China Eastern Airlines, the C919 has taken up a daily round-trip route […]

December 31, 2024

Boost to operations set to increase daily seat capacity by 30%, supporting Sri Lanka’s tourism growth plans Colombo, Sri Lanka – 31 December 2024: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will operate an additional scheduled service between Colombo and Dubai, starting from 2 January 2025. The newly-introduced flight, to operate as EK654/655, increases the seat […]

December 13, 2024

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Airline crowned ‘World’s Leading Airline’ in four categories – recognised for its brand image, luxurious First Class cabins, inflight entertainment system, and loyalty programme Emirates also won ‘Best Airline App Worldwide’ and ‘Best Airline App in the Middle East’ at the World Travel Tech Awards Dubai, UAE: 12 December 2024 – Emirates has taken home […]

December 12, 2024

Classic Travel has been honored with the Silver Award for B2B Brand of the Year at the prestigious SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2024. Notably, no Gold Award was presented in this category, underscoring Classic Travel’s remarkable achievement and its leading position in the B2B category. SLIM Brand Excellence is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most […]

December 12, 2024

Exterminators PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier pest management Digi-tech environmental enhancement company, clinched gold at the Sri Lanka Entrepreneur Awards (Western Province) in the selected category. Organised by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka and the National Enterprise Development Authority, this prestigious event took place at the BMICH in Colombo on December 11th. The […]

Emirates resumes flights to Beirut from 1 February

Emirates Group gears for growth, unveils future-fit career and employee lounge

Emirates boosts Madagascar flights to meet robust travel demand

Emirates set to become the world’s first Autism Certified Airline™

Emirates unveils new Real Madrid Livery on its Boeing 777

Hong Kong: proudly helping to take China’s aviation innovation to new heights

Emirates to introduce additional flights to/from Colombo

Emirates comes on top again with multiple accolades at the 2024 World Travel Awards and World Travel Tech Awards

Classic Travel Wins B2B Brand of the Year at SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2024

Exterminators PLC clinched gold at the Sri Lanka Entrepreneur Awards