As much as I love Emirates as an airline (especially their A380 first class and new 777 first class), up until now I haven't actually ever redeemed Emirates Skywards miles for my own travels. So in this post I wanted to share my experience doing so for…
So far I'd say it has been a pretty spectacular year for first class mistake fares. Cathay Pacific published $800 roundtrip first class fares from Vietnam to North America. They honored them. Cathay Pacific published $1,500 one-way first class fares…
Emirates has just loaded their schedule change for the summer of 2019, and there's only one major change to their US route network. Emirates has announced that they'll fly an A380 daily between Dubai and Boston from June 1 through September 30, 2019.…
Emirates has a number of fifth freedom routes around the world, such as Milan to New York and Male to Colombo. They also have a number of these special flights to and from Australia (in addition to their nonstop service between Australia and Dubai).…
Some airlines will offer complimentary luxury chauffeur rides to and from airports for their premium passengers. It was a godsend when I moved from Melbourne to London a few years ago to be picked up at both ends by an Etihad private chauffeur, especially…
Well this has been a crazy week when it comes to airfare deals. At the moment there are some incredible Emirates first class fares for travel from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai. You can fly roundtrip first class from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai for just $1,300, which…
I love a good marriage proposal story, especially on a plane. Some of them go to plan in terms of the other party saying 'yes,' though some airlines unfairly punish cabin crew for becoming engaged during a flight, as this very unfortunate China Eastern…
For several years now, Emirates has been wanting to launch flights to Mexico City. The problem is that there's no way they could operate a Dubai to Mexico City route nonstop in both directions, given the altitude of Mexico City Airport, which greatly…
There's been a lot of talk this year about how Emirates Airline may come to the rescue of struggling Etihad Airways and potentially merge the two airlines into the one (Emirates) brand, given their two global hubs are geographically so close together.…
Emirates has a massive and consistent widebody fleet. The airline only flies Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s. They're the world's largest operator of both the A380 and 777-300ER, and it's this widebody fleet that has allowed them to scale their longhaul…
Emirates has just revealed their half-year results for 2018-2019, and there are some interesting notes in there. While the financial results differ for the overall Emirates Group, what I'm most interested in are the results of Emirates Airline directly:
Emirates' new first class debuted last December on their flights from Dubai to Brussels and Geneva. As of now Emirates is only installing these seats on newly delivered 777-300ER aircraft. Unfortunately this means that by the end of this year, at most…
As aviation geeks, many of us have a tendency to want to take some aspects of the flying experience home. For example, this is something United had a huge issue with when they introduced their new Polaris experience, as they found a lot of people were…
At the beginning of the year Emirates gave the A380 a new lifeline. For years it had looked like production of the A380 would end, given that the plane hadn't worked out the way Airbus had hoped, with very few new orders in the past few years. Emirates…
In July I wrote about how Emirates announced huge network reductions for a 45 day period from mid-May until late June 2019. This is because essential runway maintenance at Dubai airport means that for that period, the airport will only operate with a…
For several years now, Emirates has been wanting to launch flights to Mexico City. The problem is that there's no way they could operate a Dubai to Mexico City route nonstop in both directions, given the altitude of Mexico City Airport, which greatly…
For years there have been rumors of the possibility of a merger between Emirates and Etihad. The airlines have hubs that are only a short drive apart from one another, and Dubai's new airport, Dubai World Central, is nearly halfway between Dubai and…
2017 was a rough year for the Gulf carriers when it came to their US route network, in particular due to the short-lived electronics ban that the US imposed on select airlines. This made it undesirable for many people to fly with the Gulf airlines, since…
After spending the night at the Sofitel Athens Airport we flew Aegean in economy from Athens to Milan, which was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Our flight arrived in Milan at around 10AM, while our connection to Dubai was at around 2PM. So when…
Yesterday a story went viral about a woman who was detained at Dubai Airport. The woman from the UK claimed she was detained because she didn't have the correct visa, and the officers started questioning her about her drinking, causing her to be detained.…
Canada has a lot of service from international carriers, given that the country really only has one global airline, Air Canada (though WestJet will soon become more competitive, as they take delivery of 787s). While Canada has a lot of international…
