EK's 20th Anniversary

[Sing Yew 1]

Emirates Expects To Carry 33 Mln Passengers Annually By 2010

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Dubai-based carrier, Emirates Airline expects to carry 33 million passengers annually on some 150 aircraft by year 2010, says its chairman, HH Sheikh Ahmed Saeed Al-Maktoum.

 

In the past 20 years, he said the airline has flown more than 80 million passengers to their destinations and carried out over 4.6 million tonnes of cargo.

 

"Our success is also intrinsically linked with Dubai. Dubai grows at around 17 percent annually, and by 2010 it expects to have five million residents and some 15 million visitors," he said in a statement, here Wednesday.

 

Sheikh Ahmed said to support its fast-expanding fleet, which increases by one new aircraft per month on average, Emirates is conducting a US$353 million engineering centre and a new jet engine testing facility.

 

When completed next year, he said Emirates' engineering centre would be one of the biggest civil aviation maintenance facilities in the world with eight hangars fully equipped to handle heavy and light maintenance for the airlines' entire fleet including the soon-to-be-delivered A380.

 

"The future looks bright for Emirates, with opportunities brought about by Dubai's development as well as the steady growth in demand for air travel globally. We will continue to focus on innovation, quality and customer service; expand and strengthen our network to provide more air connections that will facilitate trade and tourism flows; and invest in advanced aircraft which are not only efficient to operate but will also allow our passengers to travel further, in greater comfort," he said.

 

Emirates which today marked its 20th anniversary flies to more than 75 cities in 54 countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, Indian subcontinent and Asia-Pacific.

 

-- BERNAMA

 

Very ambitious plans.

[kandiah k 0]

Yes, they are conquering the world aviation I think !!!!