Emirates Celebrates One Month Countdown w Mascot

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Zakumi, the Official Mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, was in Dubai to celebrate, with cabin crew from Emirates, Official FIFA Partner, the one month countdown to the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

News Release, 11 May 2010

EMIRATES CELEBRATES ONE MONTH COUNTDOWN WITH MASCOT

Zakumi, the Official Mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, along with Emirates, Official FIFA Partner, celebrated with 32 of the award-winning airline’s cabin crew the one-month countdown to the kick-off of football's greatest tournament.

Zakumi was welcomed to the airline’s home base of Dubai by members of Emirates’ multicultural cabin crew, representing the 32 nations, including New Zealand, that will be taking part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, which starts on June 11 in South Africa.

Emirates, as the Official Airline of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, will be flying fans from around the world to South Africa throughout the tournament to support their teams, and live the unforgettable experience of a FIFA World Cup™.

Emirates serves South Africa with five daily, non-stop flights from Dubai into the three gateways of Johannesburg, the host city for the opening and final matches, Durban and Cape Town. Emirates’ four daily flights from New Zealand to Dubai provide direct connections to the services to all three cities.

Emirates’ partnership with FIFA began at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ when it became the first airline to be a sponsor of the prestigious sporting event. Following on from the success of the tournament in Germany, Emirates then cemented its status as an Official FIFA Partner up to and including the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.

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