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Please use
this link to see my list of photo albums.
Some
Useful links:
Information:
World Time
Clock
Exchange Rates
Journalism:
ForeignPolicy
Nationsonline.org
Project Syndicate
Amnesty International
Reporters w/o borders
The Guardian
BBC World News
CNN Asia
Bangkok Post
Daylife.com - news
Gulf News
Arabian Business
World News
WSJ - Asia
SCMP
Good causes:
Sister
Joan - Bangkok
Regional Info:
BKK Magazine
HK Magazine
In
Singapore Magazine
TimeOut Dubai
Back in the UK:
Newton Ferrers
And for fun:
Lin Ping live panda tv
EarthCam
History
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Museum
The British Library
Imperial War Museum
There are many other links on my AOB blog page.
Tai's Travels - Year 6
This
page records the sixth year of Tai's travels with Emirates Airline, starting
from 1 December 2011.
Links
Tai's Travels Year
One - 69 trips
Tai's Travels Year Two -
69 trips
Tai's travels Year Three
- 87 trips
Tai's travels Year Four -
79 trips
Tai's travels Year Five - 72 trips
Tai's travels Year Six
- 80 trips
Tai's Blog - adventures of an EK
jet-setter. Many more pictures.
Emirates Airline - the company's web site
Dubai Airport - the airport's own web
site - good arrival/departure information
Tai's Travels - the picture gallery. Pictures
from her travels with Emirates are here:
Africa
Europe
Asia and Australia
Americas
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Tai's well known passengers |
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(twice!) |
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 Muhammad
Yunus - founder of Grameen Bank, and 2006 winner of the Nobel Prize for
Peace. |
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 Hrithik
Roshan - grumpy Bollywood actor with family. |
 12th
President of Nigeria; in office from 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 - likes
coffee with honey and Baileys - (not at the same time) |
Tim
Clark
Gordon
Ramsay - F word chef and TV person
Bob
Geldof - Boomtown Rat - and hunger campaigner.
Sheikh
Rashed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 
Deepika
Padukone - Bollywood actress|
Flight |
New |
Destination |
Date |
Flight Numbers |
Layover Nights |
Notes and Pictures |
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456 |
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Doha |
29 November 2012 |
847/848 |
Overnight turnaround |
Called out from home standby |
|
455 |
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Chennai |
24-25 November 2012 |
532/533 |
Overnight turnaround |
Called from home standby |
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454 |
99 |
Prague |
21-22 November 2012 |
139/140 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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453 |
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Tehran |
17 November 2012 |
971/9722 |
Turnaround |
Called out from home standby |
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452 |
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Ahmedabad |
15 November 2012 |
538/539 |
Overnight turnaround |
Called out from home standby |
|
451 |
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Amman |
14 November 2012 |
901/902 |
Turnaround |
Called out from home standby |
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450 |
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Johannesburg |
8-10 November 2012 |
763/764 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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449 |
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Bangkok |
5-6 November 2012 |
372/373 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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448 |
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Amman |
2 November 2012 |
903/904 |
Turnaround |
Called out from airport standby |
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447 |
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Barcelona |
30 October - 1 November 2012 |
185/186 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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Annual Leave |
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446 |
98 |
Barcelona |
16-18 October 2012 |
185/186 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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445 |
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Muscat |
6 October 2012 |
862/863 |
Turnaround |
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Annual Leave and p'Nina's wedding |
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444 |
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Bangalore |
18 September 2012 |
566/567 |
Turnaround |
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443 |
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Madras |
15-16 September 2012 |
542/543 |
Overnight turnaround |
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442 |
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Bangalore |
13-14 September 2012 |
568/569 |
Overnight turnaround |
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441 |
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Rome |
10-12 September 2012 |
95/96 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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440 |
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Doha |
8 September 2012 |
849/850 |
Turnaround |
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|
439 |
97 |
Baghdad |
7 September 2012 |
941/942 |
Turnaround |
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|
438 |
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Mauritius |
1-4 September 2012 |
3705/3704 |
Three nights away; two nights layover |
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|
437 |
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Amman |
29 August 2012 |
903/904 |
Turnaround |
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|
436 |
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Muscat |
28 August 2012 |
866/867 |
Overnight turnaround |
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|
435 |
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Damman |
26 August 2012 |
821/823 |
Late evening turnaround |
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|
434 |
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Mauritius |
23-24 August 2012 |
3705/3706 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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433 |
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Sydney |
18-20 August 2012 |
414/415 |
Three nights away, one night layover |
|
|
432 |
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Glasgow |
12-13 August 2012 |
27/28 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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|
431 |
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Delhi |
9-10 August 2012 |
512/513 |
Overnight turnaround |
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430 |
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Venice |
6 - 7 August 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
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429 |
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Shanghai |
1 - 3 August 2012 |
304/305 |
Two nights away; one night layover |
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428 |
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London Gatwick |
28 - 30 July 2012 |
9/10 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
|
427 |
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Dusseldorf |
24 - 25 July 2012 |
55/56 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
426 |
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Glasgow |
19 - 21 July 2012 |
25/26 |
Two nights away; one night layover |
|
|
425 |
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Frankfurt |
16 - 18 July 2012 |
45/46 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
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424 |
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Beijing |
12 - 14 July 2012 |
308/309 |
Two nights away; one night layover |
|
|
423 |
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Singapore (via Colombo) |
6 - 8 July 2012 |
348/349 |
Two nights away; one night layover |
|
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422 |
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Singapore |
2 - 4 July 2012 |
354/355 |
Three nights away; one night layover |
|
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421 |
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Seychelles |
30 June - 1 July 2012 |
707/706 |
1 night layover |
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Leave 22-28 June 2012 |
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|
420 |
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Mauritius |
17-19 June 2012 |
701/3706 |
Three nights away, two nights layover |
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419 |
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Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne |
9 - 13 June 2012 |
408/409 |
Four nights away, three nights layover |
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418 |
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Munich |
3 - 5 June 2012 |
51/52 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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417 |
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London Gatwick |
31 May - 1 June 2012 |
011/012 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
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416 |
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London Heathrow |
27-28 May 2012 |
007/008 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
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415 |
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Sydney |
20-22 May 2012 |
414/415 |
Three nights away, one night layover |
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414 |
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Malta (via Larnaca) |
12-13 May 2012 |
107/108 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
413 |
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Venice |
8-9 May 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
412 |
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Muscat |
4 May 2012 |
866/867 |
Overnight turnaround from standby |
|
|
411 |
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Khartoum |
2 May 2012 |
733/734 |
Turnaround from standby |
|
|
410 |
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Hyderabad |
25-26 April 2012 |
524/525 |
Overnight Turnaround |
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Annual Leave |
14 - 23 April 2012 |
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|
409 |
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Mauritius |
12-13 April 2012 |
3705/3706 |
Two days away, one night layover. |
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|
408 |
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Casablanca |
7 - 8 April 2012 |
751/752 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
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407 |
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Cape Town |
3 April to 5 April 2012 |
770/771 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
|
406 |
97 |
Seattle |
29 March to 1 April 2012 |
229/230 |
Four days away, two nights layover |
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|
405 |
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Bangkok |
23-25 March 2012 |
374/375 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
|
404 |
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Madrid |
18-19 March 2012 |
141/142 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
403 |
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Mumbai |
12 March 2012 |
502/503 |
Turnaround |
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|
402 |
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Dublin |
9-10 March 2012 |
161/162 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
401 |
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Doha |
7 March 2012 |
849/850 |
Turnaround |
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|
400 |
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Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires |
28 February to 3 March 2012 |
247/248 |
5 days away, 3 nights layover |
|
|
399 |
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Venice |
22-23 February 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
398 |
95 and 96 |
Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires |
15-19 February 2012 |
247/248 |
5 days away, 3 nights layover |
|
|
397 |
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Tehran |
11 February 2012 |
975/976 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
|
396 |
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Venice |
7-8 February 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
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395 |
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Venice |
3-4 February 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
394 |
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New York |
27-29 January 2012 |
203/204 |
Three nights away, one night layover. |
|
|
393 |
94 |
Medinah |
21 January 2012 |
807/808 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
|
392 |
93 |
Dublin |
16-17 January 2012 |
161/162 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
391 |
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Beijing |
12-14 January 2012 |
308/309 |
2 nights away, 1 night layover |
|
|
390 |
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Bahrain and Doha |
9 January 2012 |
837/838 |
Double turnaround |
|
|
389 |
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Kuwait |
8 January 2012 |
855/856 |
Turnaround |
|
|
388 |
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Mumbai |
4-5 January 2012 |
500/501 |
Overnight turnaround |
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|
387 |
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Tunis |
1-2 January 2012 |
747/748 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
386 |
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Kuwait |
30 December 2011 |
859/860 |
Turnaround |
|
|
385 |
92 |
Milan |
24 - 25 December 2011 |
93/94 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
|
384 |
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Bangkok |
20 - 22 December 2011 |
374/375 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
|
383 |
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Amsterdam |
17 - 18 December 2011 |
147/148 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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|
382 |
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Delhi |
14 December 2011 |
516/517 |
Turnaround |
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|
381 |
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Sanaa |
13 December 2011 |
961/962 |
Turnaround |
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|
380 |
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Damman |
11 December 2011 |
821/822 |
Turnaround |
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|
379 |
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Mauritius |
8 - 10 December 2011 |
3705/3706 |
Two days away, one night layover |
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|
378 |
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Guangzhou |
4 - 6 December 2011 |
362/363 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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|
377 |
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Beirut |
3 December 2011 |
957/958 |
Turnaround |
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Emirates has 102 passenger destinations (excluding Dubai) now all served from Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai. New destinations have been visited as follows.
49 cities visited for the first time
in year 1 in Blue.
14 cities visited for the first time in year 2 in Green.
14 cities visited for the first time in year 3 in
Orange
11cities visited for the first time in year 4
in Purple
2 cities visited in year 5 in Grey
7 cities visited in year 6 in Black
21 still to visit in
Red
119 in total by end 2012 (excluding Dubai)
South Asia [17 destinations]: Ahmedabad, Mumbai (Bombay), Bangalore, Chennai (Madras), Cochin (Kochi), Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Male, Peshawar, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkatta and Kozhikode.
Asia and Australasia [22 destinations]: Adelaide, Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Christchurch, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Melbourne, Nagoya, Osaka, Perth, Phuket, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
Europe [31 destinations]:
Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Birmingham,
Copenhagen,
Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt,
Geneva, Glasgow,
Hamburg, Istanbul,
Larnaca, Lisbon, London,
Lyon, Gatwick,
London Heathrow, Madrid,
Malta, Manchester, Milan, Moscow,
Munich, Newcastle,
Nice, Paris, Prague,
St Petersburg, Rome,
Vienna, Zurich and
Venice.
GCC/Middle East [16 destinations]:
Amman, Bahrain,
Basra,
Baghdad,
Beirut, Damascus,
Erbil,
Dhahran (Damman), Doha,
Jeddah, Kuwait,
Muscat, Riyadh,
Sana’a, Tehran,
Medinah.
Africa [21destinations]:
Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa,
Cairo,
Cape Town, Casablanca,
Dar es Salaam,
Dakar, Durban,
Entebbe, Harare, Johannesburg,
Khartoum, Lagos,
Lusaka, Mauritius, Nairobi,
Seychelles, Tripoli, Tunis
and Luanda (Laounde).
Americas [11 destinations]: Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Washington
Emirates Passenger Destinations:
|
Region |
No of Destinations |
Layovers |
Turnaround |
Visited |
Still to visit |
|
South Asia |
17 |
2 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
|
Asia and Australasia |
22 |
22 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
|
Europe |
32 |
30 |
2 |
28 |
4 |
|
GCC/Middle East |
16 |
0 |
16 |
13 |
3 |
|
Africa |
21 |
19 |
2 |
17 |
4 |
|
Americas |
11 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
|
Total |
119 |
84 |
35 |
99 |
20 |
Cargo Only to: Toledo, Taipei, Kabul, Gothenburg, Almaty, Bagram, Eldoret, Zaragoza, Campinas (Brazil), Lilongwe. 10 destinations.
Total EK 129. Agreed to Emirates web site.
Coming in 2013 Warsaw from 6 February; Algiers from 1 March.