Emirates is one of the airlines that fly from the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1985. Its IATA designator is EK. It hubs Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Emirates flies to 58 different destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The airline plans to introduce service to North America on 1 July 2004. The airline is considering South America.
Emirates codeshares rail service to stations in France with SNCF French Rail. Emirates codeshares rail to Germany on Deutsche Bahn's AiRail service.
Passenger Destinations Cities in italics are future routes Africa Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport) Cairo, Egypt Casablanca, Morocco (Mohammed V International Airport) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Entebbe, Uganda Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport) Khartoum, Sudan Lagos, Nigeria (Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport) Mauritius Nairobi, Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) Tripoli, Libya Asia East Asia Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong International Airport) Osaka, Japan (Kansai International Airport) Shanghai, People's Republic of China (Pu Dong International Airport) (10 April 2004) Middle East Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Amman, Jordan Beirut, Lebanon (Beirut International Airport) Damascus, Syria Dammam, Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai International Airport, hub) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait Muscat, Oman Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sanaa, Yemen Tehran, Iran South Asia Chennai, India (Chennai International Airport) Colombo, Sri Lanka Delhi, India (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Dhaka, Bangladesh (Zia International Airport) Hyderabad, India Islamabad, Pakistan (Islamabad International Airport) Karachi, Pakistan (Karachi International Airport) Kochi, India Lahore, Pakistan Male, Maldives Mumbai, India (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport) Peshawar, Pakistan Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand (Don Muang International Airport) Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Manila, Philippines (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Singapore (Changi International Airport) Europe Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport) Birmingham, United Kingdom (Birmingham, UK International Airport) Düsseldorf, Germany (Düsseldorf International Airport) Frankfurt am Maim, Germany (Frankfurt International Airport) Glasgow, United Kingdom (Glasgow International Airport) (10 April 2004) Istanbul, Turkey (Ataturk International Airport) Larnaca, Cyprus London, United Kingdom (Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport) Malta Manchester, United Kingdom (Manchester International Airport) Milan, Italy (Malpensa International Airport) Moscow, Russia (Domodedovo International Airport) Munich, Germany (Franz Josef Strauß International Airport) Nice, France (Côte d' Azur International Airport) Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle International Airport) Rome, Italy (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport) Vienna, Austria (Vienna International Airport) (1 May 2004) Zürich, Switzerland (Zürich International Airport) North America New York City, New York, United States (John F. Kennedy International Airport) (1 June 2004) Oceania Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland International Airport) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Brisbane International Airport) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Tullamarine Airport) Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Perth Airport) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Kingsford Smith International Airport) Frieght-only destinations Amsterdam, Netherlands Liège, Belgium Shanghai, People's Republic of China (will gain passenger service on 10 April 2004) Other facts of interest Emirates was a major sponsor of the 2003 women soccer World Cup
Africa Accra, Ghana (Kotoka International Airport) Cairo, Egypt Casablanca, Morocco (Mohammed V International Airport) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Entebbe, Uganda Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport) Khartoum, Sudan Lagos, Nigeria (Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport) Mauritius Nairobi, Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) Tripoli, Libya Asia East Asia Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong International Airport) Osaka, Japan (Kansai International Airport) Shanghai, People's Republic of China (Pu Dong International Airport) (10 April 2004) Middle East Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Amman, Jordan Beirut, Lebanon (Beirut International Airport) Damascus, Syria Dammam, Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai International Airport, hub) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait Muscat, Oman Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sanaa, Yemen Tehran, Iran South Asia Chennai, India (Chennai International Airport) Colombo, Sri Lanka Delhi, India (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Dhaka, Bangladesh (Zia International Airport) Hyderabad, India Islamabad, Pakistan (Islamabad International Airport) Karachi, Pakistan (Karachi International Airport) Kochi, India Lahore, Pakistan Male, Maldives Mumbai, India (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport) Peshawar, Pakistan Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand (Don Muang International Airport) Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) Manila, Philippines (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Singapore (Changi International Airport) Europe Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport) Birmingham, United Kingdom (Birmingham, UK International Airport) Düsseldorf, Germany (Düsseldorf International Airport) Frankfurt am Maim, Germany (Frankfurt International Airport) Glasgow, United Kingdom (Glasgow International Airport) (10 April 2004) Istanbul, Turkey (Ataturk International Airport) Larnaca, Cyprus London, United Kingdom (Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport) Malta Manchester, United Kingdom (Manchester International Airport) Milan, Italy (Malpensa International Airport) Moscow, Russia (Domodedovo International Airport) Munich, Germany (Franz Josef Strauß International Airport) Nice, France (Côte d' Azur International Airport) Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle International Airport) Rome, Italy (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport) Vienna, Austria (Vienna International Airport) (1 May 2004) Zürich, Switzerland (Zürich International Airport) North America New York City, New York, United States (John F. Kennedy International Airport) (1 June 2004) Oceania Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland International Airport) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Brisbane International Airport) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Tullamarine Airport) Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Perth Airport) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Kingsford Smith International Airport) Frieght-only destinations Amsterdam, Netherlands Liège, Belgium Shanghai, People's Republic of China (will gain passenger service on 10 April 2004) Other facts of interest Emirates was a major sponsor of the 2003 women soccer World Cup