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Emirates Airline is the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, based in Dubai. Emirates is today one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.
The airlines is owned by The Emirates Group and its main hub is Dubai International Airport.
Emirates was launched on October 25, 1985 with flights to Bombay, Delhi, and Karachi. The airlines started with a single Airbus A300 and a Boeing 737-200 that were leased from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Emirates started its European operations in July 1987 with a flight to London-Gatwick. In 1998, Emirates acquired a financial stake of 40% and a management contract for Air Lanka on April 1 1998, and subsequently changed its name to Sri Lankan Airlines. At the Paris Air Show in June 2003, Emirates announced the largest aircraft order in aviation history worth US$19 billion, adding 71 new aircraft. It is now the main launch customer for two innovative ultra-modern aircraft - A340-600 HGW and A380 double-decker super-jumbos.
Emirates has a modern fleet of 92 aircrafts. Its fleet includes Boeing 777-200/300, Airbus A330 -200, Airbus A340-500, and Airbus A340-300. Emirates worldwide network spans over 80 cities. Emirates offers an extensive weekly schedule into India including, 19 flights from Mumbai, 7 flights from Delhi, 4 flights from Chennai, 8 flights from Hyderabad, 5 flights from Cochin and 8 flights from Thiruvananthapuram.