Milestone Emirates flight highlights UAE readines for travel rebound
DUBAI, 3 hours, 2 minutes ago Emirates one-of-a-kind flight EK2021 proudly made a journey across the different emirates on April 10, to celebrate the UAE s remarkable progress in vaccinating its citizens and residents from Covid-19 through a national vaccination programme that has administered close to 9 million vaccines doses to date. The special flight, which carried fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard, was unprecedented in the industry in scale. With close to 400 fully vaccinated customers onboard, the flight illustrates confidence and undiminished excitement for air travel. EK2021 was also supported by fully vaccinated teams across the aviation eco-system, from onboard crew to ground staff, demonstrating the readiness of the UAE s aviation eco-system to support the safe rebound of air travel.
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This means that anyone who purchased tickets between those dates can now rebook for free to travel any time within 36 months of the original booking.
The same policy will also apply to tickets purchased after October 1, 2020, with a travel date before or on December 31, 2021.
All tickets booked after April 1 this year will have automatic validity for travel for 24 months with the possibility to change the dates or ask for a refund at no extra charge.
Fees for reissuing any ticket will be waived and vouchers may be refunded without penalty.
Emirates, one of the first airlines to provide “multi-risk” travel insurance for all passengers, also announced it will extend its coverage past March 31 until further notice. The insurance is automatic and included in the ticketing price.
With the addition of Orlando, Emirates will be serving over 60 weekly services to and from 11 destinations in the US, including Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco and Newark. Flights to Newark will launch on Tuesday, June 1
, and will be operated via Athens.
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home, Emirates is planning a special flight that will carry only vaccinated passengers and crew on Saturday, April 10.
Highlighting the UAE’s successful vaccination programme, the airline will depart from Dubai International Airport at midday and cruise over various parts of the UAE before returning at 2.30pm.
All proceeds from this special flight will be donated to the Emirates Airline Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation that supports projects around the world aimed at improving the quality of life for disadvantaged children.
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