Emirates
Emirates [Xinhua] |
Safety rating: 7/7
Product rating: 7/7
Country of Origin: United Arab Emirates
Airline Code: EK
History:
- Started offering flights in 1985 when Gulf Air cut back its services to Dubai
- One of the fastest growing airlines by the early 1990s
- One of the first airlines to put personal seat back TVs in all classes and by 1993 every seat in the fleet had this function
- World's largest operator of 777s
- Alliance with Qantas announced in September 2012 to allow expansion of route network into Australian domestic market and to Europe from Australia
- Operates more than 170 aircraft to over 120 destinations
(Source: airlineratings.com)