Emirates

With Emirates, your holiday experience begins as soon as you board your flight to Dubai. Emirates provides excellent service in all classes of travel, which is the perfect start to a great trip. Emirates is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world and since its inception in 1985, has won over 190 awards for excellence. The airline is based in the thriving commercial and tourist centre of Dubai and operates state of the art Boeing 777 and Airbus aircraft to over 50 destinations (including Dubai) in over 38 countries in the Middle East, Africa, the Indian sub-continent, Europe, the Far East and Australia. Emirates has six daily departures from the UK to Dubai, three from Heathrow, with one each from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham.

Internationally acclaimed, Emirates has won more than 190 international awards – it was named Airline of the Year in 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1994.

Emirates was the first airline in the world to provide a personal video system on every seat in aircraft configured in three classes. In First and Business Class, video cassette players are installed in each seat allowing passengers to choose from over 50 films in the video library. The choice of videos is in addition to the 18 channels of television and 22 channels of radio programmes available via the personal video and audio system.

Each seat is equipped with a state-of-the-art handset with which passengers can make telephone calls directly from their seats using credit cards. Wall-mounted telephones are also available in each cabin. All aircraft have a central fax machine operated by cabin crew, making Emirates the first commercial airline in the world to install in-flight telephones and fax machines in every aircraft in the fleet.

Emirates passengers enjoy some of the finest food in the sky. Designed by master chefs, meals include hors d’oeuvres, salad, a choice of main dishes, cheese, dessert, chocolates, liqueurs and tea or coffee, all accompanied by fine wines. Breakfasts of fruit juice, a hot main course, pastries, bread, preserves, tea of coffee are just the thing to start the day. And, of course, throughout the flight, complimentary drinks are served from the well-stocked bars.

Passengers do not need a window seat to see the world outside. Emirates aircraft have two cameras fitted to the undercarriage, one providing a forward and one a downward view. Pictures are transmitted through The Flying Camera channel to the personal video screens and can also be seen on the main cabin screens

Emirates offers a selection of meals especially planned to appeal to the younger palate and are available at no extra cost. You can arrange a special meal when you book your child’s ticket. Religious and dietary meals can also be ordered in advance. The Skyriders Club is exclusively for young travellers on Emirates. During the flight, young travellers can watch a dedicated childrens channel on the in-flight entertainment programming. Younger children will receive a fun pack containing toys whilst older children will receive colouring books and pens.

Upgrade to Emirates business class from an additional £549(pounds sterling, per person) each way.

Upgrade to the renowned Emirates Business or First Class services.

The Business Class cabin offers roomy seats, which can be fully reclined and have electronically-operated footrests and lumbar support. Champagne and fresh fruit juices served prior to departure. All meals are served on Royal Doulton bone china, with fine cutlery and linen napkins. Special dietary meals may be ordered when making reservations. As you would expect, passengers enjoy the friendly, courteous service of the cabin crew throughout the flight.

Flying in First Class, Emirates passengers enjoy an ambience of quiet elegance, with the very highest standards of luxury. The roomy First Class seats have the additional feature of a privacy hood (A330 only). Electronically controlled, the canopy can be moved forward or backward to provide privacy when required. And, at the touch of a button, these seats become sleepers with fully controlled leg rests and lumbar supports. Whilst all cabin crew are selected for their friendliness and courtesy, those chosen to take care of First Class passengers provide, even by Emirates demanding standards, unrivalled levels of professionalism and passengers can be sure of receiving discreetly attentive service throughout their journey.

Prices for upgrades are available on request from our reservations team.

Passengers travelling to Dubai in First and Business Class will receive a complimentary chauffeur driven transfer from home to the airport. This applies within a 50 mile radius of Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham or a 90 mile radius of Manchester airport. Travelling outside of this radius can be arranged for a modest additional charge. It is necessary to arrange these services in advance.