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Emirates sets industry-leading safety standard for customers travelling as it resumes operations

Dubai UAE: Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect today, with the resumption of regularly scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations. “Emirates is implementing a comprehensive set of measures at […]

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Emirates SkyCargo Supports Uganda Export Trade

Emirates SkyCargo has utilised the cargo capacity on its Boeing 777-300ER passenger freighter aircraft to facilitate the movement of goods to and from Uganda. Following the announcement that cargo flights were allowed into the country, Emirates SkyCargo recalibrated its operations to Uganda, ensuring continuity to local businesses with dedicated cargo flights, starting with bi-weekly flights […]

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Small change and Skywards Miles help Emirates make a big difference to people’s lives

Dubai, UAE: Thanks to customer donations, the Emirates Airline Foundation helped support Medical and Engineering Missions in Uganda that directly benefited about 5,500 people in the past one year. The Foundation supported the entire travel, logistics and free baggage allowance for doctors, nurses, medical staff and engineers from NGOs to conduct free life-saving surgeries, consultations and […]

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Life as a cabin crew!!

We are living in unprecedented times and there is so much information overload on COVID-19. We just want to break the monotony a bit by bringing in some feel good stories for the audience. Meet Sheila Nakisibo (Ugandan member of Emirates Cabin crew team) as she shares her life being indoors and as a cabin crew. […]

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Emirates becomes first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers

Dubai, UAE: Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on today’s flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and […]

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Emirates introduces generous waiver policy enabling customers to book with peace of mind

Airline brings more choice and flexibility to change and reissue bookings with no penalties   Dubai, UAE : Emirates is providing customers more flexibility, choice and value through its newly introduced waiver policy for all booked tickets issued on or from today, 7 March until 31 March 2020, allowing customers across its network the choice […]

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Enjoy ‘Bala Bala Sese,’ at 40,000ft.

Kampala: As the holiday season draws closer, Ugandan travellers on board Emirates can enjoy one of the country’s best scripted films, Bala Bala Sese, a Ugandan movie on ice, Emirates’ award-winning entertainment system with over 4,500 channels of on-demand content. The movie is an unimaginable love story between a village belle, Margaret, played by Natasha Sinayobye […]