Asia Pacific Business Travellers vote for Emirates
Emirates' leadership in the industry is not lost on its Asia-Pacific
travellers, who have voted the airline the "Best Middle East/African
Airline" for the fourth time in a row.
The airline received the accolade from Business Traveller
Asia-Pacific at its Annual Travel Awards 2007 held in Hong Kong
recently. Over 300 leaders from the travel trade industry attended the
glittering gala dinner in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the
publication.
The awards were presented by Guest of honour Ms Marina Mahathir,
ICAAP (International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific) Liaison
of The AIDS Society Asia Pacific.
Emirates' Divisional Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
Mike Simon said: "We are delighted to receive this award, which is a
vote of confidence from business travellers and our customers in the
Asia-Pacific region. It's timely, as we have recently unveiled our
enhanced inflight products that maximise personal space onboard and
provide an incredible choice of inflight entertainment.
These innovations not only demonstrate our commitment to provide the
best air travel experiences, but also sharpen our competitive edge in
long-haul travel." In June this year, Emirates introduced an enhanced
version of its First Class private suites; lie-flat massage seats in
Business Class; and Economy Class seats with extra legroom; across its
new Boeing 777 fleet.
The airline's cutting-edge ice [information, communication and
entertainment] Digital Widescreen system, features many more firsts in
the airline industry - including unique wireless handset controllers in
premium classes that allow passengers to select entertainment, seat
positions, lighting and massage functions.
The personal digital widescreen LCD touch screens are amongst the
largest in the skies at 23" in First Class; 17" in Business Class; and
10.6" in Economy. Emirates offers passenger services to 10 countries in
the Asia Pacific region - Greater China, Japan, Korea, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand -
with a total of 208 flights every week.
The Business Traveller Asia-Pacific survey was conducted between May
and July 2007 with poll forms distributed to magazine subscribers, who
travel frequently not just within the region but around the world.
Readers voted for the best travel industry service providers in over 40
categories. |