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- 11 Jun 2015
Emirates Commissions Own Dedicated Lounge with WiFi
Emirates, a global connector of people and places, today celebrated the opening of its 38th dedicated lounge at Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport. The opening not only showcased Emirates’…
- 5 Nov 2014
Emirates Sees Free Onboard Wi-Fi as Future Standard
In the first three years since Emirates launched inflight Wi-Fi connectivity, over half a million passengers have connected to the internet onboard an Emirates flight, and this demand is expected to…
- 19 May 2015
Emirates Expands its Mobile Footprint with Android App Launch
On the heels of the successful launch of its Apple Watch app, Emirates announced today the debut of the Emirates App for Android, the world’s largest mobile platform. With more than one hundred…
- 5 Aug 2014
Emirates Begins Abuja - Dubai Daily Direct Flight
Emirates, a global connector of people and places has now connected Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to its worldwide network. Abuja is Emirates 26th destination in Africa and its 144th worldwide.…
- 18 Dec 2014
Shekau, Boko Haram Leader Vows to Kill Sanusi, Emir of Kano
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, has threatened to attack Muhummadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, in retaliation for the Emir’s call on Kano residents and other Nigerians to arm and defend themselves…
- 23 Apr 2015
Emirates Skywards Launches Complimentary Miles Promotion
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning frequent flyer programme of Emirates, is offering its members a complimentary return flight to Dubai when travelling five times to select destinations in Asia.…
- 20 Mar 2015
Emirates Prepares for Timely Launch of its Apple Watch App
Emirates, a global connector of people and places has declared the launch of its Apple Watch app. When the Apple Watch becomes available on 24 April, Emirates’ customers from around the globe will be…
- 7 Jul 2017
Emirates Expands Free in-Flight Wi-Fi Offering
Emirates has expanded its popular free in-flight Wi-Fi service with generous rates for all flyers. Effective immediately, all Emirates Skywards Platinum and Gold members can enjoy free unlimited…
- 24 Feb 2014
Emirates SkyCargo Begins 2014 on a Winning Streak
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added two highly coveted accolades to its impressive list of industry awards in the last few weeks. The airline was awarded the ‘International…
- 11 Feb 2015
Emirates To Hire Over 11,000 Staff In 2015
Emirates Group, comprising Emirates airline and dnata, has disclosed plans to hire over 11,000 new staff in the coming year across its business, in line with its projected growth across six…
- 28 Sept 2019
Criminals Terrorise Nasarawa Residents with Unregistered SIM Cards- Emir
Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibril, Emir of Nasarawa, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to check the rising use of unregistered SIM cards in Nasarawa state. The Emir said…
- 17 Apr 2015
Emirates Signs Historic $9.2Bn Order with Rolls-Royce for A380 Engines
Emirates, a global enabler of business and trade, on Friday announced an historic $9.2 billion (€8.7 billion) deal with Rolls-Royce for Trent 900 engines and a long-term TotalCare package. The…
- 5 Mar 2015
Emirates’ Operation in Europe Injects €6.8Bn to GDP
Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, and Frontier Economics, a leading European consultancy, released, on Wednesday, the results of a socio-economic impact study that…
- 18 Dec 2015
Emirates to Deploy A380 on More Routes in 2016
Emirates has made public -ts plan to deploy its highly-popular A380 to even more destinations across its network in 2016 – reinforcing its commitment to provide an enhanced onboard experience for its…
- 6 Feb 2014
Emirates Completes 21 Aircraft “Make-Overs” in 2013
A unique look into Emirates’ aircraft paint hangar showed that apart from being the a global connector of people and places, operates the world’s largest fleets of A380s and Boeing 777s, and to serve…
- 26 Jan 2016
Emirates Partners Interswitch for Nigerian Customers’ Easier Payment Solutions
Emirates’ customers in Nigeria can now enjoy multiple payment options when booking flights across various sales points in the country. The new payment options, powered by Interswitch were…
- 10 Nov 2016
Emirates Moves to All Airbus A380 & Boeing 777 Fleet
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last…
- 5 Jun 2014
Emirates A380 Service to Start 1st September
Emirates, a global connector of people and place has announced that Frankfurt, the financial epicentre of Germany, will be the next destination slated for its flagship A380 aircraft. The daily A380…
- 19 May 2016
Emirates Rolls Out Fun for Nigerian Kids on Children’s Day
Commemorating the Children’s Day celebration, Emirates airline is set to roll out a raft of fun activities for children at the Ikeja City Mall. Slated to take place on May 27th and 28th from 12 Noon…
- 11 Mar 2014
Emirates Connects Nigeria to A380 Network
Nigeria’s growing reputation as West Africa’s business hub got a much need boost as one of the leading global airline brands, Emirates, already with a twice daily direct Lagos to Dubai, is offering…
- 30 Mar 2015
Emirates Offers Free Wi-Fi to Passengers
Emirates now offers free Wi-Fi on 106 of its aircraft, with two to three more aircraft being installed with Wi-Fi connectivity every month. After updating the service in early February with a simpler…
- 13 Oct 2016
Emirates, Google Join Hands to Launch “Celebrating Arabic Reading”
Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE’s Year of Reading, a…
- 27 May 2022
Emirates Strengthens Connection with Nigerian Travelers and Hospitality Industry
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, held an event in Lagos to recognise the services and ongoing partnerships of its top travel agents. The event was the first to take place since…
- 16 Jul 2021
MTN Empowers over 1,000 MoMo Agents in the Kano Emirate Council
As part of the activities marking the coronation of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, as the 15th Emir of Kano, Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the fintech subsidiary of MTN…
- 20 Jun 2015
Emirates Unveils Smartphone Wireless Charging Trays for Customers
Emirates customers can now stay fully charged with the launch of 30 wireless charging trays for most smartphones in its First Class and Business Class Lounges in Concourse A, B and C in Dubai. With…
- 18 Feb 2015
Emirates Art & Engineering at Decals
It was a busy year for the team at Emirates’ Aircraft Appearance Centre, who successfully completed more than three aircraft decal installations in an average week, bringing the total number of…
- 4 Dec 2014
Emirates Gives Reasons for $500m Long-Term Investment
Emirates Airline, a global connector of people, places and economies, has unveiled a $500 million financial investment on its wine program, to enable the award winning airline continue to serve the…
- 27 Feb 2015
Emirates Increases Capacity on Double Daily Nairobi Service
Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will connect even more people with Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, when it switches from the current Airbus A330-200 aircraft used on one of the two daily…
- 7 Jun 2014
Sanusi, Ex-CBN Gov Tipped to Succeed Late Emir of Kano
Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido, immediate past governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others are in the race to succeed Alhaji Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano who died yesterday. Others in the race are…
- 7 Jul 2015
Emirates to Launch Services to Mashhad
Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies today announced that it will launch a new service to Mashhad, Iran from 1 September 2015, marking its second gateway into the country.…