Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International Launches Phase Two
Released
on: October 28, 2008, 4:59 am
Press
Release Author: Emirates
Group
Industry:
Consumer
Services
Press
Release Summary: Following the successful launch of Emirates Terminal
3 at Dubai International, Emirates has announced the launch of
phase 2
Press
Release Body: With the first phase of flight operations from Emirates
Terminal 3 at Dubai International proceeding smoothly
as planned, Emirates has announced the launch of its the next
phase from the new terminal.

After
launching flights to countries on its GCC and Americas network
in the first phase from the new terminal, the second phase sees
Emirates launching flights to the rest of the
Middle East and Africa, increasing operations to 99 flights every
day, 37 per cent of all the airline's flights. All flight numbers
in the 200, 700, 800, 900 series and any extra flights on these
routes will now depart and arrive at Emirates
Terminal 3 at Dubai International.
The
first Emirates flights in phase two are to Amman
and Damascus while the first flight to arrive at Emirates
Terminal 3 will be coming in from Damascus.
In
the first five days of operations, Emirates Terminal 3
handled 86 flight departures, 87 arrivals and a total of 36,000
passengers. More than 47,300 pieces of luggage have been handled
by the baggage system, which is the largest and deepest of underground
systems in the world.
More
than 4,000 customers have enjoyed the facilities at the
Emirates First Class and Business Class Dubai
Airport Lounges, while the Marhaba Lounge
welcomed in excess of 250 passengers.
Dubai
Duty Free, which operates 8,000 square metres of
retail space in the new terminal, has reported healthy opening
days' sales, with perfumes and gold being amongst the favourite
items for shoppers arriving to and departing from Emirates Terminal
3.
Commenting
on the first week of operations from Emirates Terminal
3, Tim Clark, President Emirates
Airline said: "Emirates maintained schedule
integrity, the baggage systems proved robust, passenger services
were exemplary and we have received excellent feedback from our
passengers. We could not have asked for a better opening week
and we hope to move our entire operations to Emirates Terminal
3 by December this year."
Both
Emirates and Dubai
International Airport have committed dedicated teams
to assist both passengers and staff at the new terminal. Around
100 Dubai Airports staff sporting large 'May I Help You?' badges
are on hand, ready to help passengers as they enjoy the facilities
and embark on their journeys.
Passengers
who arrived at the wrong terminal for their flights were quickly
and conveniently transferred by Dubai Airports' shuttle buses
to the right one.
Paul
Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, expressed satisfaction
with the way the opening phase of transition of operations to
the new facility was handled. "In short, the opening
went as planned and we are happy with the results. But we won't
rest on our laurels; we are acutely aware of our objectives for
the remaining three phases, as well as the greater goal of meeting
and eventually exceeding the expectations of all Dubai Airports'
customers."
Flights
to Europe will take-off in the third phase, escalating operations
to 168 daily flights or 60 per cent of all Emirates' services.
The fourth and final phase will include flights to the Indian
Subcontinent, East Asia and Australasia, taking the total operations
to 269 flights every day.
About
the Emirates Group:
Emirates, the Dubai airline, is one of the world's most successful
and rapidly-expanding airlines. Emirates is currently the only
airline to operate non-stop flights to six continents from one
hub.
Emirates now flies to 32 online
destinations from Emirates Terminal 3.
GCC/Middle
East: Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Damascus, Dhahran, Doha, Jeddah,
Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh, Sana'a and Tehran.
Africa:
Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dar
es Salaam, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Mauritius,
Nairobi, Seychelles, Tripoli and Tunisia.
Americas:
New York, Houston, Sao Paulo and Toronto. Emirates will launch
services to Los Angeles from 26th October and San Francisco from
15th December.
Web
Site: http://www.emirates.com
Contact
Details: Sheba Koonan
Emirates Corporate Communications
The Emirates Group Headquarters
P.O. Box 686
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Tel: (+9714) 708 2287
Mob: (+97150) 6587912
www.emirates.com
