News Release
14 January 2009

Emirates Boosts NZ-Middle East Services

Emirates Airline will strengthen its Middle East route network with additional flights to Amman, Riyadh and Jeddah starting February 2009. These additions follow the airline’s recent increase of services to Damascus in December, from nine flights a week to 11.

Emirates will add one additional flight to Riyadh, two additional flights to Amman, and one additional flight to Jeddah. These new services will enable greater access and facilitate traffic flows between Middle East and key markets in Europe, Africa, Indian Sub Continent and East Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

Emirates flies four times daily from New Zealand to Dubai and beyond via Australia.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations - Gulf, Middle East & Iran, said: “The Dubai-based airline’s presence in the Middle East has been on a consistent fast-track ever since the airline launched global operations in 1985.

“Emirates flew to its first Middle East gateway in 1986 when it launched operations to Amman. Today, Emirates serves 14 cities in the Middle East with nearly 180 flights per week, offering the best connectivity in the region.

“Customer demand for our services has been steadily building up and we are very pleased to enhance our presence in Middle East by adding flights to Damascus, Amman, Riyadh and Jeddah. The Middle East region is at the centre of our global network, and demand for our services has remained strong,” Adnan noted.

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