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Tai's Travels - Year 7
This
page records the seventh year of Tai's travels with Emirates Airline, starting
from 1 December 2012. The most
recent flight is shown first.
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 Tear Six -
80 trips
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
Tai's well known passengers |
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Tim
Clark
President of Emirates Airline
(twice!) |
Gordon
Ramsay - F word chef and TV person |
Bob
Geldof - Boomtown Rat - and hunger campaigner. |
Morgan
Richard Tsvangirai is the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. He is President of the
Movement for Democratic Change |
Muhammad
Yunus - founder of Grameen Bank, and 2006 winner of the Nobel Prize for
Peace. |
Sheikh
Rashed Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |
Deepika
Padukone - Bollywood actress |
Fernando Torres - gbp50 million
footballer and once upon a time goalscorer |
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)
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Evander
Holyfield - the only 4-time World Heavyweight Champion, winning the WBA, WBC,
and IBF titles in 1990, the WBA and IBF titles in 1993 and the WBA title in
1996 and 2000. Famous for his part in "The Bite Fight" in 1997 when Mike
Tyson bit both of Holyfield's ears. |
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Trip
No. |
New
City No. |
Destination
|
Date |
Flight Numbers |
Layover Nights |
Notes and Pictures |
534 |
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Bangkok |
30 November - 2 December 2013 |
374/375 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
533 |
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Bangkok |
27-29 November 2013 |
370/371 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
532 |
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Cape Town |
23-25 November 2013 |
770/771 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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531 |
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Hong Kong |
19-20 November 2013 |
382/383 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
530 |
|
Damman |
18 November 2013 |
823/824 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
529 |
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Damman |
17 November 2013 |
823/824 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
528 |
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Bangalore |
14 November 2013 |
566/567 |
Turnaround |
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|
Annual Leave |
|
|
|
|
527 |
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Riyadh |
31 October- 1 November 2013 |
813/814 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
526 |
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Kuala Lumpur |
28 -30 October 2013 |
342/343 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
525 |
106 |
Adelaide |
22-24 October 2013 |
440/441 |
Three nights away, one night layover |
|
524 |
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Riyadh |
17-18 October 2013 |
813/814 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
523 |
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Kuala Lumpur |
10-12 October 2013 |
342/343 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
522 |
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Glasgow |
4-5 October 2013 |
27/28 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
521 |
|
Khartoum |
2 October 2013 |
733/734 |
Turnaround |
|
520 |
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Bahrain |
1 October 2013 |
839/840 |
Turnaround |
|
519 |
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Houston |
24-27 September 2013 |
211/212 |
Four days away, two nights layover |
|
518 |
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Madrid |
13-15 September 2013 |
143/144 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
517 |
|
Kuwait |
9 September 2013 |
871/872 |
Turnaround |
|
516 |
|
Damman |
8 September 2013 |
823/824 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
515 |
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Kuwait |
6 September 2013 |
853/854 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
514 |
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Seattle |
30 August- 2 September 2013 |
229/230 |
Four days away, two nights layover |
|
513 |
105 |
Algiers |
25-27 August 2013 |
757/758 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
512 |
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Madrid |
19-21 August 2013 |
143/144 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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|
|
Annual Leave |
|
|
|
|
511 |
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Madrid |
4-5 August 2013 |
141/142 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
510 |
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Houston |
29 July - 1 August 2013 |
211/212 |
Four days away, two nights layover |
48
hours in Houston and just a bagel picture! |
509 |
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Frankfurt |
24-25 July 2013 |
43/44 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
508 |
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Madrid |
20-22 July 2013 |
143/144 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
507 |
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Doha |
18 July 2013 |
849/850 |
Turnaround |
|
506 |
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Doha |
16 July 2013 |
847/848 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
505 |
|
Seychelles |
11-12 July 2013 |
705/706 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
504 |
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Venice |
5-6 July 2013 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
503 |
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Ahmedabad |
3-4 July 2013 |
538/538 |
Overnight Turnaround |
|
502 |
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Kuwait |
30 June 2013 |
855/856 |
Turnaround from standby |
|
501 |
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Entebbe |
26-27 June 2013 |
729/730 |
Two days away, one night layover from
home standby |
|
500 |
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Mumbai |
23 June 2013 |
502/503 |
Turnaround from home standby |
Trip number 500 - celebrated with a
Mumbai turnaround.... |
499 |
|
Seychelles |
21-22 June 2013 |
708/707 |
Two days away, one night layover from
home standby |
|
498 |
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Sana'a |
17 June 2013 |
961/962 |
Turnaround from home standby |
|
497 |
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Entebbe |
14-15 June 2013 |
729/730 |
Two days away, one night layover from
home standby |
|
496 |
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Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne |
6-10 June 2013 |
408/409 |
4 nights away - called out from home
standby |
|
495 |
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Doha |
2 June 2013 |
849/850 |
Turnaround from airport standby |
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|
|
Annual Leave |
22-31 May 2013 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
Perth |
18-20 May 2013 |
424/425 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
493 |
|
Frankfurt |
13-14 May 2013 |
45/46 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
492 |
|
Bahrain |
12 May 2013 |
838/839 |
Turnaround |
|
491 |
|
Colombo |
10-11 May 2013 |
650/651 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
490 |
|
Addis Ababa |
7 May 2013 |
723/724 |
Turnaround |
|
489 |
|
Khartoum |
5 May 2013 |
733/734 |
Turnaround |
|
488 |
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St Petersburg |
30 April - 1 May 2013 |
175/176 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
487 |
|
Athens |
28 April 2013 |
105/106 |
Turnaround |
|
486 |
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Milan |
25-26 April 2013 |
101/102 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
485 |
104 |
St Petersburg |
21-22 April 2013 |
175/176 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
484 |
|
Mumbai |
15 April 2013 |
504/505 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
483 |
103 |
Lyon |
6-9 April 2013 |
81/82 |
Three nights away, two nights layover |
|
482 |
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Singapore and Melbourne |
29 March 2013 to 3 April 2013 |
404/405 |
Five nights away, three nights layover |
|
481 |
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Hamburg |
24-25 March 2013 |
59/60 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
480 |
|
Milan |
21-23 March 2013 |
91/92 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
479 |
102 |
Lisbon |
17-19 March 2013 |
191/192 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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|
Annual Leave |
10-14 March 2013 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
Madrid |
6-8 March 2013 |
141/142 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
477 |
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Cairo |
2 March 2013 |
927/928 |
Turnaround |
|
476 |
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Kuwait |
1 March 2013 |
871/872 |
Turnaround |
|
475 |
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Singapore and Brisbane |
21-25 February 2013 |
432/433 |
Five nights away, three nights layover |
|
474 |
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Madrid |
15-17 February 2013 |
191/192 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
473 |
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Glasgow |
11-13 February 2013 |
25/26 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
472 |
|
Muscat |
10 February 2013 |
866/867 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
471 |
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Sydney |
3-5 February 2013 |
414/415 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
470 |
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Perth |
28-30 January 2013 |
422/423 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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|
|
|
Annual Leave |
469 |
|
Mumbai |
12 January 2013 |
508/509 |
Turnaround |
|
468 |
100/101 |
Lusaka/Harare |
9-10 January 2013 |
713/714 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
467 |
|
Venice |
4-5 January 2013 |
137/138 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
466 |
|
Bahrain |
3 January 2013 |
835/836 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
465 |
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Nice |
28-29 December 2012 |
77/78 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
464 |
|
Perth |
25-27 December 2012 |
424/425 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
|
463 |
|
Bangalore |
22 November 2012 |
564/565 |
Overnight turnaround |
|
462 |
|
Mumbai |
19 December 2012 |
506/507 |
Turnaround |
|
461 |
|
Baghdad |
17 December 2012 |
941/942 |
Turnaround |
|
460 |
|
Venice |
11-12 December 2012 |
135/136 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
459 |
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Manchester |
8-9 December 2012 |
21/22 |
Two days away, one night layover |
|
458 |
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Doha |
6 December 2012 |
851/852 |
Turnaround |
|
457 |
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Durban |
3-5 December 2012 |
775/776 |
Two nights away, one night layover |
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Emirates has 119 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 for the first time in year 5 in Grey
7 cities visited for the first time in year 6 in Black
5 cities visited for the first time in year 7 in Brown
19 still to visit in
Red
122
in total at end May 2013 (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 [23
destinations]:
Adelaide,
Auckland, Bangkok,
Beijing, Brisbane,
Christchurch, Clarke (Manila), Guangzhou,
Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong,
Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur,
Manila, Melbourne,
Nagoya, Osaka,
Perth, Phuket,
Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo (Narita) and Tokyo (Haneda).
Europe [34
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,
Stockholm, Vienna, Warsaw, 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 [23destinations]:
Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa,
Algiers, Cairo,
Cape Town, Casablanca,
Conakry,
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 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
Europe |
34 |
32 |
2 |
31 |
3 |
GCC/Middle East |
16 |
0 |
16 |
13 |
3 |
Africa |
23 |
21 |
2 |
20 |
3 |
Americas |
11 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
Total |
125 |
90 |
35 |
106 |
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Cargo Only to: Toledo, Taipei,
Kabul, Gothenburg, Almaty, Bagram, Eldoret, Zaragoza, Campinas (Brazil),
Lilongwe. 10 destinations.
Total EK
135. Agreed to Emirates web site.
Coming soon: Sialkot from 5 November; Kabul from 4 December;
Kiev from 16 January 2014; Boston from March 2014.
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