Friday, January 24, 2014

Emirates Says “Namaste India” on the Nation’s 65th Republic Day

Mumbai: Emirates, a global connector of people and places, joins Indians around the world in celebrating the 65th Republic day of India which will be marked on 26th January.
To mark this special occasion, Emirates has also launched celebratory fares for travellers in India to a number of exciting destinations across its European, African and South American network.  Starting today until 26th January, return fares begin from INR 41,867 in Economy Class and INR 114,649 in Business Class for travel up to 10th April 2014, available via emirates.com/in or your preferred travel agent.
 “Since the launch of our first flights to Bombay and Delhi in 1985, Emirates has been fully committed to the Indian market and has carried over 19 million passengers to its global destinations across the network”, said Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Vice President, India and Nepal.
 “We will work hard to continue providing Indian travellers with the best possible service, to be the airline connector of choice and to hopefully expand our flights to and from India,” he added.
 The airline currently employs more than 12,500 Indian nationals in a variety of roles across the Emirates Group, including 69 pilots and 882 Cabin Crew.  The cabin crew members who starred in the video were selected for their proficiency in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil and Bengali. Their Indian language abilities complement Emirates’ global mix on-board where crew converse with customers in over 55 languages.
24/01/14 Business Wire
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