Emirates to launch new budget airline

Dubai: A new low-cost airline will be launched in the UAE following an order issued by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The airline is being launched in response to the growing number of passengers travelling to and from the UAE, according to the official news agency Wam.
The statement also said that the new airline would be pricing its services to passengers based on their “economic and living conditions to suit their incomes”.
Emirates, the Arab world’s largest carrier, will be running the new low-cost airline.
The new airline plans to lease or buy single-aisle aircraft and will begin operations within a year. It will also be flying to destinations between four to four and half hours away from Dubai, Shaikh Ahmed said.
Other airlines operating in the region have responded positively to the decision to launch a new budget carrier.
19/03/08 Lucia Dore/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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