The greatest safari in the world where guests fly to African lodges in an Emirates A319 PRIVATE JET

It’s being billed as ‘the greatest safari in the world’ – though some might conclude that it’s the greatest holiday in the world. Full stop. Unsurprisingly, it’s not cheap. You’ll need to find $125,000 (£102,000) to book a place on the ‘Roar Africa Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari’, but for that whopping sum, you’ll go … Read more

Emirates to resume passenger flights from May 21 to nine destinations and link the UK with Australia

Emirates has announced that it will resume passenger flights to nine destinations from next week. The Dubai-based carrier says it will fly to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne from Thursday, May 21. The airline says it will also offer a ‘seamless’ connection in Dubai for passengers travelling between the … Read more

British Airways Airbus crashes into an Emirates jet as it pulls out from the gate at Dubai airport

British Airways Airbus crashes into an Emirates jet as it pulls out from the gate at Dubai airport A six-month-old Airbus A350 crashed into an Emirates jet on a Dubai runway  The plane, which had no passengers, was on its way back to Heathrow airport   Images from the collision show crumpled metal on the Boeing’s … Read more

Singapore Airlines, Jet2.com, Qatar, EVA and Emirates all pick up TripAdvisor best airline awards

For a second year in a row Singapore Airlines has been named as the best airline in the world in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, with Jet2.com named the best in the UK and Europe and Southwest Airlines hailed as North America’s best carrier. Award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account … Read more

Is this Emirates’ new premium economy seat?

Is this Emirates’ first ever premium economy seat? Firm behind newly unveiled design says the customer is a ‘Middle Eastern-based airline’ The Eclipse seat has been showcased at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg The seat is described as being a seat suitable for ‘long-haul premium economy’  Emirates is to launch a premium economy cabin on … Read more