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Emirates introduces special fares to celebrate I-Day
05 Aug 2014, 12:20 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (NITN): Emirates, a global connector of people and places, joins Indians in celebrating 67 years of Indian independence which will be marked on August 15.
To make flying extra special for its passengers from India around the occasion, the airline has introduced special fares to Europe, Americas, Africa and the Middle East, for booking from Aug 4-10.
Emirates, which launched services to India in 1985 with one daily flight to Delhi and Mumbai, today operates 185 flights to 10 Indian destinations connecting India to over 140 global destinations via Dubai.
Since the launch of services Emirates has flown over 42 million passengers to and from India.
The airline employs more than 12,000 Indian nationals in a variety of roles across the Emirates Group, including 73 pilots and 898 Cabin Crew. Emirates also supports trade in the Indian market by carrying more than 3,000 tonnes of cargo from India to various points across the world every week.
To mark this year’s anniversary the airline commissioned a specially designed infographic to highlight some of the key facts and figures related to its Indian operations since they began 29 years ago.
Passengers travelling from any of the 10 ports Emirates serves can book their return journey to the Middle East starting from Rs. 21,858 (Economy Class) and Rs.52,312 (Business Class) as well as other destinations across its global network for travel between Sept 11–Dec 10, 2014.
“We would like to congratulate India on its 67th Independence Day. Emirates has been committed to serving India since the launch of our first flights to Mumbai and Delhi in 1985, the year when the airline first started flying” said Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Vice President, India and Nepal.
“29 years later we continue to serve passengers flying from India with the unique product and service which Emirates epitomises worldwide, most recently shown in July when we commenced operations to Mumbai with our flagship A380 aircraft. These special fares are a small gesture of appreciation from Emirates for its customers in India celebrating Independence Day," Ahmad said.
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