Emirates (airline)

Emirates

IATA ICAO Callsign EK UAE EMIRATES
Founded	25 March 1985
Commenced operations	25 October 1985
Hubs	Dubai International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Emirates Skywards
Fleet size	262
Destinations	152
Parent company	The Emirates Group
Employees	45,843 (31 March 2022)

Emirates is an airline based in the United Arab Emirates. They are a subsidiary of The Emirates Group. They are the seventh biggest airline in the world, by number of passengers.^[1] Emirates Airline is the largest major airline in the Middle East. It is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It runs more than 2400 passenger flights per week^[2][3] from its hub at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, to 108 places in 60 countries. It goes to countries on six continents.^[4][5] Emirates is a part of The Emirates Group, which has more than 50,000 employees, and is owned fully by the Government of Dubai directly under the Investment Corporation of Dubai.^[6] Cargo activities are done by the Emirates Group's division.^[7]

Arsenal, The English Premier League (Barclay's Premier League) is sponsored by the Airline.

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2. ↑ "Emirates to hire 700 pilots over next 18 months".
3. ↑ "Flightlog - Emirates | Airfleets aviation".
4. ↑ Emirates Announces 2009 Expansion Plan
5. ↑ "Emirates Launches San Francisco Service With World's Longest Green Flight Trial (press release)". ABTN. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
6. ↑ GulfNews.com – Emirates and Dnata now under ICD Archived 2019-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
7. ↑ "Emirates SkyCargo". The Emirates Group. Retrieved 2009-08-26.