Emirates > About Emirates > The Emirates story

Emirates > About Emirates > The Emirates story: "ubai-based Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world and has received more than 250 international awards for excellence since its launch in 1985.

With the recent addition of new routes to Shanghai, Glasgow, Vienna, New York and Christchurch we can now take you to 77 destinations in 54 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

EMIRATES INFLIGHT

Our professional, friendly, multilingual cabin crew are drawn from more than 95 nationalities and will do everything they can to make you feel at home.

All Emirates aircraft are equipped with a personal entertainment system in all classes. On Emirates B777 and A330 aircraft, passengers are provided with up to 18 TV channels and 22 audio channels. Passengers travelling in First or Business Class are offered our film library, with up to 50 titles to ensure there's always a favourite to watch on your in-seat personal video player.

* Currently Emirates operates an A310 service on selected routes (including Peshawar) on which every passenger has access to six TV channels and eight audio channels."

Emirates wins Best Airline Inflight Entertainment Award

Emirates wins Best Airline Inflight Entertainment Award: "EMIRATES wins world's Best Airline Inflight Entertainment Award for 2005

The 2005 Airline Inflight Entertainment Survey achieved a total of 1,011,254 eligible survey interviews, during the 10 month project period.

Survey respondents nominated airlines in the 2005 Best Inflight Entertainment Awards, based upon the Quality attributes for the different factors listed below: "