Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is currently offering online booking system for six British and Irish destinations. From now on, travelers can book their flights online to and from Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester.
Amin Khan, Senior General Manager of MAS, informed that the Malaysian national air carrier had been serving these routes through a code-share with British Midlands (BMI). Previously, air tickets can only be bought from travel agents or ticketing offices.
Khan said that buying tickets are now hassle-free with the introduction of the online booking system. He said that MAS flies to the UK capital twice daily, while BMI [...]

Emirates Airlines has just recently announced its plans to launch direct services to Tokyo, Japan’s capital city and one of the world’s foremost economic centers. Tokyo will now serve as Emirate Airlines’ 102nd international destination, following the recent launch of operations to Durban and Luanda in October of 2009. Now with the introduction of flights to Tokyo, Emirates will be able to offer two nonstop services between Japan and Dubai, as the airline already operates daily services to Osaka.
Emirates will fly nonstop to Tokyo five times a week on every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting March 28, 210. [...]

Apparently, armed police stormed a plane at London Heathrow Airport just recently due to fears of a terror threat. The police swarmed the Dubai-bound Emirates plane as it was taxiing on the tarmac before take off.
Passengers that were on the plane were terrified as they watched police, which were apparently armed with aromatic weapons, stormed the flight. Some witnesses say that they handcuffed the suspect, who was said to be a white male, and got him off the aircraft quickly. There were also reports of another individual being arrested as well.
Airports have been on high alert like this ever since [...]

Apparently there is good news for Emirates and its financial position. Despite recent rumors, Emirates is out to show everyone that it is fine, and to prove it, the company has raised $1.13 billion for the delivery of Airbus A380 superjumbos. The company is all set to take the delivery of one of these superjumbos, which will be part of the 53 A30’s that the company has already ordered.
Emirates has been financed from Dubai’s $26 billion debt restructuring of Dubai World. This announcement comes as some other prized Dubai assets, which does include Emaar, who have distance themselves from the [...]

Many frequent travelers lately have been complaining about the level of luxury one can expect with a business class or first class ticket. It has been said that the days of high luxury on airplanes peaked in the late 80’s and have been on a slow decline since then. Many flights that once served five course luxury meals have cut down to two and many first class sections have the same style of bathrooms as their counterparts in coach.
Emirates is getting rave reviews from Luxury fliers. It is strategically located in Dubai, which also has a reputation as a luxurious [...]

Emirates Airlines has launched their very own A380 double-decker aircraft to serve flights between Dubai and London. This plane is the 3rd out of 58 aircrafts that Emirates has on order. Even though the A380 is bigger, having over 40% more passenger capacity, it is less than half as noisy as the Boeing 747 and takes 20% less fuel to operate. Starting yesterday, the aircraft will be operating flights to London Heathrow Airport, departing Dubai at 7:45am and arriving at 11:35am.
Tim Clark, the President of Emirates Airlines, said that they are happy to be bringing innovative comforts [...]

Emirates has had 2 new B777s delivered to them, which are planned to begin services on long-haul flights to South and North America.  This delivery of the planes will act as a softener of the disappointment of Emirates, following Arabian Business revealing on Thursday that the delivery of their second A380 has been postponed.  The carrier, who is the biggest customer of the A380 with an order of 58 aircrafts, didn’t give an explanation for the delay.  However, it has been understood to be due to supply issues for the interior.  Their Boeing 777s bring the passenger fleet of Emirates [...]

Emirates has made the announcement that they are reducing their fares to 20 destinations in Europe, the Far East, the Gulf, and the Middle East. The lower priced fares will be effective for over 30 flights to European, Far Eastern, and Middle Eastern destinations, which include China, London Gatwick, Jakarta, Dhaka, and Manila, according to a statement from Emirates. The move by the airline comes after the recent drop in the price of oil.

Adnan Kazim, the Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations in the Gulf, Iran, and the Middle East for Emirates, said that they are happy to [...]

Emirates Airlines has put phones on one of their Boeing 777-300s, which will enable passengers to make a phone call with their mobile, as well as send messages, during their flight. Patrick Brannelly, the Vice President of Passenger Communications and Visual Services for Emirates, said that travelers who book on their Boeing 777, which now has in-flight services for mobile phones, will be allowed to communicate with their business associates, friends, or family while they travel.
The aircraft that has this new system is operated on many of the routes that Emirates Airlines has, including their services to Australia and [...]

Emirates Airlines is planning to cut their magazines, entertainment guides, and newspapers on flights in order to save 1 ton of weight on every one of their Airbus A380 super jumbo flights. This move is aimed to help aid in the reduction of fuel emissions and at saving money on expenses. The printed materials of the airline include its radio and television guides, Portfolio business magazines that the business- and first-class passengers use, and Open Skies in-flight magazine. For compensation of the lacking magazines, the airline plans to give their passengers similar content to the magazines in their in-flight entertainment [...]