Online Reporter
Online Reporter
One of the World’s leading airlines, Emirates that flies to various world destinations, including Zimbabwe, has flagged a busy weekend ahead with departures and arrivals expected to peak from today until Monday.
Emirates, which moved 55,6 million passengers, circled earth 29 290 times on nearly 180 580 flights, issued a warning today advising passengers to arrive at Dubai International Airport (DXB) four hours ahead of departure.
This, the airline, which celebrated its 40th year of operations in October, said, is necessary because of the likelihood of additional traffic on the way to the airport, busier carparks and a bustling airport.
Emirates, which boasts of one of the youngest fleets in the world, flying to over 140 destinations, is seeking to boost its fleet and has placed orders for 73 new aircraft.
Last year the airline recorded a number of milestones, including the rollout of its first A350 into commercial service in early January with its maiden journey to Edinburgh.
The airline’s A350 network expanded rapidly and it now boasts of 16 Emirates A350s that fly to 18 cities, connecting travellers in comfort across Europe, West Asia, the Middle East, Australia and soon, the Americas when it debuts in Montreal in February 2026.
The airline, through its Aircrafted KIDS’ corporate social responsibility initiative, saw over 3 700 handcrafted backpacks distributed to underprivileged children across eight countries in Africa, West Asia and the Middle East, in partnership with over a dozen NGOs that support education.
The programme delivered over 1 300 bags across Africa (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia), 700 bags across Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan), and more than 1,600 bags in the Middle East (Egypt and Jordan), with each backpack filled with essential stationery and locally sourced books.
Handmade by a team of Emirates engineering maintenance assistants, the bags are crafted from over 50,000 kg of upcycled materials including seat fabrics salvaged from the airline’s retrofit programme.
The airline is set to take this initiative to more countries this year.
